The Gladewater Bears are taking a road trip to take on the Tatum Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Gladewater's last matchup with Troup could've gone either way, but unfortunately the same can't be said for the pair's contest on Friday. The Bears lost 10-3 to the Tigers. The Bears' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Tatum had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.4 runs) and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 11-1 victory. That's two games straight that the Eagles have won by exactly ten runs.
Tatum got a great performance from Logen Tovar as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Tovar has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Cannon Smith and Colt Bullard did most of the damage at the plate: Smith went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one double, while Bullard went 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Those two hits gave Smith a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Adcock, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Tatum kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Arp only managed four.
Gladewater's loss dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Tatum, their record now sits at 12-4.
Gladewater might still be hurting after the 13-0 defeat they got from Tatum when the teams last played back in March of 2025. Can the Bears avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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