Vancleave is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Stone is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Vancleave Bulldogs will take on the Stone Tomcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Vancleave put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They put the hurt on Wayne County with a sharp 12-1 victory.
Hunter Parker made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Parker has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Parker was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Levi Tapp looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Tyler West, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Layton Eder, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, Stone scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Everything went their way against Laurel as Stone made off with a 16-1 win. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Stone with their most commanding win of the season.
Like Vancleave, Stone also got a great game from a two-way player: Connor Tice. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (and only one walk). Tice was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, Daylon Collins was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Hunter Parker was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Vancleave has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Stone, their victory bumped their record up to 13-8-1.
Vancleave couldn't quite finish off Stone in their previous matchup back in April of 2021 and fell 4-2. Thankfully for Vancleave, Cortez Dennis (who struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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