The Stroud Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Pawnee Black Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Stroud has three straight wins, Pawnee has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Tuesday, Stroud made easy work of Tonkawa and carried off an 8-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won three games by seven runs or more so far this season.
| 03/11/25 vs Tonkawa | 14 |
| 05/02/24 @ Hartshorne | 7 |
| 04/09/24 vs Latta | 7 |
| 03/04/24 vs Davenport | 6 |
| 04/15/24 @ Minco | 5 |
Stryker Bray made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 14 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jessen Leathers, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Jackson Campbell also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Meanwhile, Pawnee lost 13-1 to Woodland on Tuesday.
Stroud now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Pawnee, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything went Stroud's way against Pawnee when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Stroud made off with a 15-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Stroud 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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