Baseball Game Preview: Caro Tigers vs. Garber Dukes

Caro is 0-3 against Garber since May of 2016 but things could change on Monday. The Tigers will look to defend their home field against the Dukes at 4:00 p.m. Caro is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.

Caro will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Friday, then bounced right back against Imlay City on Friday. The Tigers blew past the Spartans 13-1. The Tigers not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since April 21st (when they won 14-1).

Mark Warren

Base on Balls Against

05/02/25 @ Imlay City	2
04/28/25 vs Ubly	2
04/25/25 vs Swan Valley	0
04/24/25 vs Reese	1

Mark Warren looked comfortable as he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Max Grice, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs. That's the most runs he has posted over his last 11 contests. The team also got some help courtesy of Olyver Downing, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI and one run.

Caro was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. They are a perfect 7-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Garber's offense. They fell 4-0 to Frankenmuth on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, the Dukes' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Garber saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Foret, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one double.

Caro's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-8-1. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Garber, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4-1.

Caro suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Garber in their previous meeting back in May of 2018. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.