Mark Twain is 1-7 against Wright City since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Mark Twain Tigers will be staying on the road to face off against the Wright City Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mark Twain gave up the first runs on Monday, but they didn't let that get them down. They were the clear victor by an 11-3 margin over South Shelby.
Aydan Dye made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Dye was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-5. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other pitching news, Quin Eckler looked comfortable as he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits.
Back at the plate, Mark Twain got a massive performance out of Cade Carman, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ayden Waters, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Wright City came tearing into Thursday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Hawks as they made off with a 14-4 victory.
Mark Twain has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-10 record this season. As for Wright City, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-8.
Mark Twain suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Wright City when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Mark Twain avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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