The Tonopah Muckers are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Round Mountain Knights at 12:00 p.m. Tonopah will be strutting in after a win while Round Mountain will be coming in after a defeat.
Tonopah is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 26-9 margin over Eureka last Saturday. The result was nothing new for Tonopah, who have now won eight matches by six runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Cody Pippin, who scored five runs and stole four bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last 13 games he's played. Another player making a difference was Levi Harhay, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 17 runs the game before, Round Mountain was a bit more limited in their matchup on Tuesday. They lost 16-0 to White Pine. Round Mountain has struggled against White Pine recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Tonopah has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Round Mountain, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-4.
Tonopah was able to grind out a solid victory over Round Mountain in their previous matchup back in March, winning 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tonopah since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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