Sumner hasn't had much luck against Doyle recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Cowboys will be playing at home against the Tigers at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Sumner 4.1, Doyle 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Sumner's offense. They fell just short of Doyle by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, the Cowboys' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
For Doyle's part, not much got past Parker Taylor, who gave up just three hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Sumner off the board. Taylor also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Tigers are 5-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 9-14-1 otherwise.
Doyle has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-15-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Sumner, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-10.
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