Waverly will take on McClain at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Monday as neither Waverly nor Wheelersburg made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Tigers fell just short of the Pirates by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, the Tigers couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, McClain earned an 8-4 win over Hillsboro on Monday. That's two games straight that the Tigers have won by exactly four runs.
The team relied heavily on Hunter Peabody, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. He has become a key player for McClain: the team is 7-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 4-5 otherwise. Matthew Cummins was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
McClain was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .308 or higher in four consecutive games.
McClain has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Waverly, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7.
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