The Battle Ground Tigers will head out to face off against the Prairie Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Battle Ground will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Battle Ground had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt King's Way Christian on Friday. The Tigers' pitchers stepped up to hand the Knights a 10-0 shutout. Considering the Tigers have won six contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Prairie lost 8-1 to Skyview on Monday.
Prairie got a good showing from Maddux Blunt, who pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That's the fewest hits Blunt has allowed since back in May of 2025.
At the plate, Prairie saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Garrison Hoesly, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. That stolen base marked the first that Hoesly has snagged this season.
Battle Ground has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Prairie, they dropped their record down to 7-13 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Battle Ground suffered a grim 16-4 defeat to Prairie in their previous meeting back in May of 2025. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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