The Midwest Central Raiders are taking a road trip to take on the Tremont Turks at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Midwest Central fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Havana on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Ducks by a score of 7-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Raiders have suffered since April 12, 2024.
Meanwhile, Tremont entered their game against Eureka on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Turks fell 7-3 to the Hornets. The Turks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Andrew Dawson put in work while hitting and pitching. He tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Dawson was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one home run.
Dawson wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brady Booth, who went 2-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. That triple marked the first that Booth hit this season.
The defeat was their first at home , dropping their record down to 9-3. As for Midwest Central, their record is now 1-5.
Midwest Central might still be hurting after the 15-0 loss they got from Tremont when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can the Raiders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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