The Vaughn White Tigers will challenge the Triumph Charter Jaguars at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Vaughn saw some tournament action on Monday. They fell 7-3 to Fairfax. The White Tigers haven't had much luck with the Lions recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last matchup, Triumph Charter made sure to put some runs up on the board against Lakeview Charter on Monday. The Jaguars were the clear victors by a 17-8 margin over the Lions. The Jaguars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 contests by seven runs or more this season.
Triumph Charter got a massive performance out of Javier Herrera, who got on base in five of his six plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Herrera is becoming a predictor of the Jaguars' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 5-1 (and 7-9 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Garcia, who got on base in four of his six plate appearances with three stolen bases, four runs, and two RBI.
Triumph Charter was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. They are a perfect 8-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Triumph Charter has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-10 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. As for Vaughn, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-12.
Everything went Vaughn's way against Triumph Charter when the teams last played back in April of 2018, as Vaughn made off with an 11-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the White 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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