The Cleveland Tigers will challenge the North Rock Creek Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Cleveland has now lost 11 straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since March 22.
Cleveland came up short against Blackwell on Friday, falling 12-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Tigers have suffered against the Maroons since March 30, 2015.
Meanwhile, after a string of eight wins, North Rock Creek's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Bethel by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, the Cougars couldn't push the score so high this time.
North Rock Creek got a good showing from Landon Kelough, who struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). What's more, Kelough gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in March.
On the hitting side, North Rock Creek saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hasten Conley, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
North Rock Creek's loss dropped their record down to 17-5. As for Cleveland, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-19.
Cleveland couldn't quite finish off North Rock Creek in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 and fell 5-3. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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