The Tonkawa Buccaneers will venture away from home to square off against the Cashion Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Tonkawa's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Pawnee 8-0. Considering the Buccaneers have won three games by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Kade Ditmore tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.
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At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cason Johnson, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Cayden Duvall also deserves some recognition as he launched his first home run of the season.
Tonkawa lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Cashion put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 5-2 win over Morrison. The five-run effort marked Cashion's lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Kellen Smith was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. Kyle Yowell was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
Cashion's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.4 runs over those games. As for Tonkawa, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Tonkawa suffered a grim 13-2 defeat to Cashion when the teams last played on Saturday. Can Tonkawa avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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