The Tinley Park Titans are taking a road trip to square off against the Brooks Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Tinley Park is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Tinley Park is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Andrew on Friday. They fell 4-0 to the Thunderbolts. The game snapped a strange streak: the last five times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Brooks, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They walked away with a 7-4 victory over Solorio on Friday.
The team relied heavily on Justin Slaughter, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Brooks' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 7-1 (and 7-12 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Amani Braden, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Tinley Park's loss dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Brooks, they now have a winning record of 14-13.
Brooks' pitching crew better be locked in on Saturday. Tinley Park hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. It's a different story for Brooks, though, as they've been averaging only 0 home runs. Will they be able to keep Tinley Park in the park? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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