For the second straight game, Pine will face off against Doyle. The Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Pine has given up an average of 8.1 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Pine came up short against Doyle on Tuesday, falling 11-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Raiders in their meetings with the Tigers: they've now lost seven in a row.
For Doyle's part, the team relied heavily on Braden Waits, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Those three runs gave Waits a new career-high. Tate Albin was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Doyle hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in three consecutive contests.
Doyle is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-16-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.3 runs over those games. As for Pine, their loss dropped their record down to 7-15.
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