The Tabb Tigers will face off against the Smithfield Packers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Tabb's favor as the team sits on six straight wins at home while Smithfield has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Tabb's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Bruton with a sharp 14-0 win. Considering the Tigers have won five contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Smithfield came up short against Menchville on Monday and fell 11-6.
Walton Bondurant was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-5 with two runs and two doubles. He has become a key player for Smithfield: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 2-9 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Webster, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double.
Tabb has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Smithfield, their loss dropped their record down to 6-10.
Tabb skirted past Smithfield 2-1 when the teams last played back in April. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Packers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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