The Terrell Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Midlothian Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Terrell has struggled recently with 14 losses in a row, while Midlothian will arrive with five straight wins.
It was a proper cat-fight when Terrell duked it out with Kaufman on Tuesday. The Tigers lost 11-4 to the Lions. Tigers fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Lions since on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Midlothian won against Corsicana on Friday with 16 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. The Panthers never let Crandall get on the board and left with a 16-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won 13 games by eight runs or more so far this season.
The result came thanks to Abby Insley's shutout, as she gave up just four hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Aubrey Robledo, who went 4-for-5 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. She continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Howard, who went 2-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and one double.
Robledo wasn't the only one making solid contact: Midlothian kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 19 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since the start of last season.
Midlothian's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-7-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.3 runs over those games. As for Terrell, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-15.
Terrell suffered a grim 31-3 defeat to Midlothian when the teams last played back in March. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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