The Greencastle Tiger Cubs will stay at home for another game and welcome the Riverton Parke Panthers at 5:30 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.
Greencastle will head into Monday's match out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Monday. They lost 8-2 to North Montgomery. Greencastle has not had much luck with North Montgomery recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Greencastle saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Sutherlin, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Riverton Parke fell victim to Sullivan and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They fell just short of the Golden Arrows by a score of 1-0. The shutout was out of character for Riverton Parke seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in April.
Jonah Hopkins spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up six Ks.
Greencastle's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-10. As for Riverton Parke, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-13.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Greencastle has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Riverton Parke struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Greencastle came up short against Riverton Parke when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 6-2. Will Greencastle have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
