The May Tigers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Cross Plains Buffaloes at 4:00 p.m. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, while May put up some runs, the same can't be said for Oglesby. May put the hurt on Oglesby with a sharp 10-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for May.
Cayson Dail and Hagan Hester made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Dail pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Meanwhile, Hester didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. At the plate, Dail scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Hester scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jackson Lusk, who went 3-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Lane Goodson was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Cross Plains put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 15-5 margin over Huckabay. Winning may never get old, but Cross Plains sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Dusty Wyatt was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Gray Albrecht, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
May's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Cross Plains, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
May came out on top in a nail-biter against Cross Plains in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 5-3. Will May repeat their success, or does Cross Plains have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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