The Corrigan-Camden Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Groveton Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Corrigan-Camden is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 12-11 win over West Sabine on Friday. Considering the Bulldogs' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Meanwhile, Groveton entered their tilt with West Sabine on Tuesday with six consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with seven. They skirted past the Tigers 6-4.
JAKE PLOTTS was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
PLOTTS wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was CADE WHITE, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5. DAX PARKER was another, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Groveton pushed their record up to 21-4 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. As for Corrigan-Camden, they moved to 3-10-1 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Corrigan-Camden came up short against Groveton in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 5-0. Can the Bulldogs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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