For the second straight game, Southwest DeKalb will face off against Tucker. A feisty cat fight will be fought as Southwest DeKalb Panthers duke it out with Tucker Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Southwest DeKalb has three straight wins, Tucker has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Southwest DeKalb took a 15-run defeat the last time they faced off against Tucker, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Southwest DeKalb skirted past Tucker 7-6. Seven seems to be a good number for the Panthers as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
For Tucker's part, Landen Sherrill made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. That triple was Sherrill's first of the season. Robert Robinson was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two runs.
Even though they lost, Tucker was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. The last time their batting average was this high was back in February.
Southwest DeKalb pushed their record up to 10-9 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Tucker, their loss dropped their record down to 6-17.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Southwest DeKalb has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Tucker struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.3 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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