The Tri-Township Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Westville Blackhawks at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Tri-Township will make a triumphant return home after picking up their first road victory of the season at South Central expense on Monday. Tri-Township wound up on the wrong side of a tough 22-4 walloping at the hands of South Central. The loss was Tri-Township's first of the season.
Cody Vernich made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, sadly, Westville is still looking for their first win of the season after four matches. They fell 8-4 to Triton on Wednesday.
Westville saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryder Becker, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Having lost for the first time this season, Tri-Township fell to 2-1-1. As for Westville, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Tri-Township came up short against Westville in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 4-1. Thankfully for Tri-Township, Jesse Pavolka (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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