The Erie Tigers are taking a road trip to face off against the Douglas County Huskies at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Erie is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Mead just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Saturday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (3-1), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. The contest marked their lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Erie saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ronin Ward, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Douglas County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 5-2 to Smoky Hill.
Bricen Moore was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and two RBI.
Douglas County's defeat dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Erie, their loss dropped their record down to 16-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Erie has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Douglas County struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 7.1 strikeouts. 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 match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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