The Martin County Tigers will challenge the Benjamin Buccaneers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Martin County fell victim to Merritt Island and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 2-0. That makes it the first time this season the Tigers have let down their home crowd.
Martin County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brennan Jones, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, Benjamin sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Jupiter Christian on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Buccaneers have posted against the Eagles since March 31, 2022.
Benjamin has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 5-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.5 runs over those games. As for Martin County, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-2.
Benjamin's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Martin County hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .326. It's a different story for Benjamin, though, as they've only averaged .223. Will they be able to contain Martin County's hitters?
Martin County suffered a grim 15-3 defeat to Benjamin when the teams last played back in February of 2023. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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