We've got a battle between Tigers coming up. Whitewright is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Whitewright's tournament run continued when they took on Como-Pickton on Thursday. Everything went Whitewright's way against Como-Pickton as Whitewright made off with a 14-1 victory.
Dylan Vehar was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Vehar was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1.
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In other batting news, Whitewright let Nick Ulmer and Graham Elliott run wild. Ulmer scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-1, while Elliott scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Ulmer is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stole at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Clayton Jones was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Whitewright always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .682. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .560 or higher in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Leonard fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Wolfe City on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Wolves by a score of 6-5. One positive for the Tigers, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Ethan McCarthy was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Bryson Bush, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
This is the second loss in a row for Leonard and nudges their season record down to 3-3. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only 1.5 runs. As for Whitewright, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Whitewright couldn't quite finish off Leonard in their previous matchup on Friday and fell 3-1. Can Whitewright avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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