The Crestview Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the St. Paul Flyers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Crestview is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
Crestview is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against St. Paul (and have done all season long). Crestview never let St. Paul onto the board and left with an 8-0 win on Monday.
Not much got past Jarek Ringler, who gave up just two hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep St. Paul off the board. Ringler has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Tyson Ringler and Brennan Fulk did most of the damage at the plate: Ringler scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Fulk scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Carson Keener was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Crestview has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-9 record this season. As for St. Paul, their loss dropped their record down to 12-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Crestview has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. Paul struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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