Luverne is 0-9 against Andalusia since March of 2018 but things could change on Tuesday. The Tigers will venture away from home to take on the Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m.
Luverne couldn't beat Long on Monday even though they stacked four runs on them in the fourth inning. The Tigers came up short against the Rebels, falling 13-4. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Andalusia entered their tilt with Charles Henderson on Thursday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Trojans a 15-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won 12 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Kailey Jackson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Jackson was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Austin Seal and Taya Newton did most of the damage at the plate: Seal got on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI, while Newton got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs. Those three runs gave Seal a new career-high. Kenzie Barrow was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI and one run.
Andalusia always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .704. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Charles Henderson only posted an OBP of .182.
Andalusia's record now sits at 25-8. As for Luverne, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8-1.
Luverne suffered a grim 10-1 defeat to Andalusia in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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