The Waverly Tigers will square off against the Northwest Mohawks at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Waverly took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against McClain, sneaking past 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Waverly has posted since April 8th.
Meanwhile, Northwest had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Bobcats.
Braxton Burris spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Northwest's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Bradley Mason, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Northwest's victory bumped their record up to 14-3. As for Waverly, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
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