The Silsbee Tigers will challenge the Jasper Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Silsbee's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Jasper's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Silsbee fell victim to Northside Falcons HomeSchool and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 9-0 to the Falcons. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Tigers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Silsbee saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brendon Hughes, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Meanwhile, Jasper was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 5-4 heartbreaker at the hands of Lumberton.
Nolan Lowery was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
Silsbee's defeat dropped their record down to 12-5-1. As for Jasper, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.
Silsbee came out on top in a nail-biter against Jasper in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, sneaking past 4-2. Does Silsbee have another victory up their sleeve, or will Jasper turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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