Gardiner is 1-9 against Cony since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Tigers will look to defend their home field against the Rams at 4:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Gardiner's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top against Erskine Academy by a score of 4-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Not much got past Ryan Harbaugh, who gave up just three hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Erskine Academy off the board.
At the plate, Gardiner's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Theodore Black, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI. That RBI marked the first that Black has brought in this season. Grayson Greenleaf was another, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Cony faced Messalonskee in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Rams walked away with a 7-2 win over the Eagles.
Gardiner's victory bumped their record up to 7-10. As for Cony, their win bumped their record up to 13-2.
Gardiner suffered a grim 18-0 defeat to Cony in their previous meeting on May 4th. Will the Tigers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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