Douglas is 10-0 against North Valleys since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Douglas Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the North Valleys Panthers at 3:00 p.m. Douglas is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
On Thursday, Douglas faced Reed in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Douglas wound up on the wrong side of a tough 20-10 walloping at the hands of Reed. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Thomas Young made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Jeffrey Peters was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, North Valleys gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Hug with a sharp 13-4 victory.
North Valleys got a massive performance out of Caden Birch, who went 2-for-4 with two triples, three RBI, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Dozier, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Douglas' defeat dropped their record down to 11-5. As for North Valleys, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-7.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Douglas has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like North Valleys struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Douglas came out on top in a nail-biter against North Valleys in their previous matchup back in March of 2018, sneaking past 3-2. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was North Valleys' Daniel Sieverin, who struck out eight batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Douglas to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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