The Smithville Braves will head out on the road to square off against the Talihina Golden Tigers at 4:30 p.m. in their first game on Monday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Smithville beat Heavener 7-4. The victory was just what Smithville needed coming off of a 10-2 defeat in their prior contest.
Panama typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Talihina proved too difficult a challenge. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Razorbacks 5-4. Five seems to be a good number for Talihina as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Talihina's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Cy Ammons, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Smithville's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-6. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs per game. As for Talihina, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-10.
Smithville came up short against Talihina when the teams last played back in April of 2016, falling 12-7. Can Smithville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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