If Block was feeling good off their 19-0 takedown of Plain Dealing last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Block Bears fell just short of the Peabody Warhorses by a score of 13-12 on Friday. Block has not had much luck with Peabody recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
For Peabody's part, they got a massive performance out of Jamal Franklin, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Henry Rachal, who scored two runs and stole five bases while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Block's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Peabody, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-13 record this season.
Block will be playing at home against Delhi at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Block's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three contests. As for Peabody, they will head out on the road to square off against Tioga at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Tioga's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Peabody's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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