After two games on the road, Triangle Math & Science is heading back home. They will take on the River Mill Jaguars at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Triangle Math & Science's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Chatham Charter on Friday. They fell victim to a rough 17-0 defeat at the hands of the Knights. Triangle Math & Science has struggled against Chatham Charter recently, as their match on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, River Mill entered their tilt with Ascend Leadership with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Aviators on Monday and snuck past 12-10.
Harrison Saenz was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Peyton Tubbs, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Triangle Math & Science's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for River Mill, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-8 record this season.
River Mill's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Triangle Math & Science hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .313. It's a different story for River Mill, though, as they've only averaged .256. Will they be able to contain Triangle Math & Science's hitters?
Triangle Math & Science suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to River Mill when the teams last played on Wednesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of River Mill's Blake Lutterloh, who struck out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and only one walk). Now that Triangle Math & Science knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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