Lebanon had lost three straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 5-9 to make it four. They lost 10-0 to the Harrison Raiders. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Tigers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
As for Harrison, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games.
For Harrison's part, Colton Watts looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. The Raiders are undefeated when Watts allows one or fewer earned runs, but 2-6 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Eli Biggs and Braylen Hands did most of the damage at the plate: Biggs went a perfect 2-for-2 with five RBI and one stolen base, while Hands got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Those two hits gave Biggs a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nolan Hodnett, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one run.
While Lebanon had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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