While Macon County's victory against Portland wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Tigers' pitchers stepped up to hand the Panthers a 2-0 shutout on Monday. That's two games straight that the Tigers have won by exactly two runs.
Eli Carver tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over 5.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Hayes Polston, who went 2-for-3 with one home run.
Tigers
| 04/14/25 @ Portland | 2-0 |
| 04/12/25 vs Liberty-Benton | 5-3 |
| 04/11/25 @ Red Boiling Springs | 10-0 |
The win was the third in a row for Macon County, bringing their record up to 13-9. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Portland, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-17.
Macon County will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Panthers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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