The Tri-City Tornadoes are taking a road trip to face off against the New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly Vipers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Tri-City has six straight wins, New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly has ten straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Tri-City had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 16-run drubbing they dealt Hartsburg-Emden on Friday. The Tornadoes' pitchers stepped up to hand the Stags a 16-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly lost 14-1 to Auburn on Tuesday.
Tri-City's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Everything went Tri-City's way against New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly in their previous matchup back in April of 2016, as Tri-City made off with a 12-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tornadoes since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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