The Norwayne Bobcats will be taking part in a tournament against the Tuslaw Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Norwayne 3.7, Tuslaw 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Norwayne is returning to their home field after beating Norton on theirs, despite the fact Norton has dominated at home this season. The Bobcats walked away with a 7-3 win over the Panthers on Monday.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Tuslaw ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They beat Black River by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 4-3. The victory was familiar territory for the Mustangs, who have now won five matches in a row.
Tuslaw got a great performance from Andrew Shackle as he struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
On the hitting side, Keenan Kinsey was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Tuslaw kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Black River only managed three hits.
Norwayne is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Tuslaw, they pushed their record up to 19-9 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Norwayne came out on top in a nail-biter against Tuslaw in their previous meeting back in March of 2021, sneaking past 10-8. Do the Bobcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mustangs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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