The Itasca Wampus Cats will square off against the Tolar Rattlers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Itasca is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Itasca will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Keene, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Itasca was the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over Keene on Saturday. Fans of the Wampus Cats have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Gage Bassett made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Bassett was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Maddox Abrego, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Caden Littlejohn, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Itasca hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most four strikeouts every time they've taken the field this season.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Tolar and Glen Rose, and Tolar kept the tradition alive. Tolar fell just short of Glen Rose by a score of 3-1 on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Rattlers in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost four in a row.
Tolar saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Yanish, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Itasca pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 9 runs. As for Tolar, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
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