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| 04/11/22 - Away | 2-12 L |
| 04/16/19 - Home | 6-5 W |
| 04/15/19 - Away | 1-3 L |
| 04/26/18 - Away | 12-3 W |
| 04/24/18 - Home | 4-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Beamer and Decatur are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Titans will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Golden Gators at 4:00 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Beamer has struggled recently with 16 losses in a row, while Decatur will arrive with four straight victories.
Beamer came up short against Cleveland on Friday, falling 7-1.
Meanwhile, Decatur got themselves on the board against Jefferson two weeks ago, but Jefferson never followed suit. They blew past the Raiders 10-0. Considering the Golden Gators have won four contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Decatur got a great performance from Hunter Buol as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Buol has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nate Gilmore, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run and four RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Eric Havili, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Decatur was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .348 or higher in three consecutive matches.
Decatur's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-0-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Beamer, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Beamer suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Decatur in their previous matchup back in April of 2022. Will the Titans have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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