DeQuincy and Rosepine are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The DeQuincy Tigers will welcome the Rosepine Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
DeQuincy was handed a heart-breaking two-run loss in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against East Beauregard on Tuesday. DeQuincy never let East Beauregard get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory. Considering the Tigers have won six matchups by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Diron Valentine
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Diron Valentine made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over 4.2 innings pitched. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because DeQuincy is 5-1 when he allows at most two walks, but 6-7 otherwise. Valentine was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in February.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Andrew Dowden, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two doubles, and one triple. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in doubles. Rahley Royer was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
DeQuincy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .641. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Rosepine had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 7-2.
Rosepine pushed their record up to 10-5 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.9 runs over those games. As for DeQuincy, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-8.
DeQuincy suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Rosepine in their previous meeting on Thursday. Will DeQuincy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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