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| 04/18/24 - Away | 12-1 W |
| 04/18/23 - Home | 15-2 W |
| 04/19/22 - Away | 18-2 W |
Holgate has gone a perfect 3-0 against Stryker recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Tigers will welcome the Panthers at 5:00 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Holgate and 15 for Stryker dating back to last season.
Things were looking good for Holgate after they put the first run on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Hilltop by a score of 7-6. That's two games in a row now that the Tigers have lost by just one run.
Holgate saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zack Boecker, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run and one RBI. Vincent Peck also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Stryker came up short against Pettisville on Wednesday and fell 5-2.
Daniel Donovan put in work no matter where he played. He struck out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Donovan was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.
In other batting news, Jacob Myers made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with five stolen bases and two runs. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Stryker's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Holgate, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Holgate took their win against Stryker in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 12-1 score. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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