The Halls Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Lake County Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lake County took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Halls, who comes in off a win.
Halls' pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Clarksburg as they made off with a 14-0 victory. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 contests by eight runs or more this season.
Tanner Belton
| 04/22/25 vs Clarksburg | 2 |
| 04/16/25 vs Humboldt | 1 |
| 04/11/25 vs Tipton Christian Academy | 1 |
| 04/01/25 vs Middleton | 1 |
| 03/24/25 vs Peabody | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Tanner Belton, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Tucker Ozment was another key player, going 1-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Halls hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Clarksburg struck out nine times.
Meanwhile, Lake County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 15-0 to Gibson County.
Halls has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 19-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for Lake County, their loss dropped their record down to 6-20-1.
Halls took their victory against Lake County in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 11-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the squad 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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