Tioga came into Thursday's contest having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They never let the Tom Bean Tomcats onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory on Thursday. The win was just what Tioga needed coming off of a 14-0 defeat in their prior game.
The result came thanks to Cameron Askew's shutout, as he gave up just five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Hayden Hillard was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gage Anderson, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
On Tom Bean's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hagen Darney, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base.
The victory got Tioga back to even at 8-8. As for Tom Bean, their loss dropped their record down to 11-5-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Tioga will face off against Trenton at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Tioga is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season. As for Tom Bean, they will head out on the road to take on Ector at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Tom Bean is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
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