The Stoutland Tigers will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Richland Bears at 5:00 p.m. Richland took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Stoutland, who comes in off a win.
Stoutland will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run last Monday, then bounced right back against St. James on Tuesday. Everything went Stoutland's way against St. James as Stoutland made off with an 11-3 win.
Jesse Dickinson was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron Franklin, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Richland fell victim to Plato and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 10-0 to the Eagles. Richland's defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Richland saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kade Belshe, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Stoutland's victory bumped their record up to 7-9. As for Richland, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10.
Stoutland took their win against Richland in their previous meeting back in May of 2017 by a conclusive 12-0. Does Stoutland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Richland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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