The Whitwell Tigers will take on the McKenzie Rebels on Tuesday. Whitwell's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so McKenzie's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Whitwell lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Gordonsville, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Thursday's match. Whitwell was the clear victor by a 19-10 margin over Gordonsville on Thursday. Whitwell might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 contests by six runs or more this season.
Jacob McCurry was a standout: he got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three runs and four RBI. What's more, he posted three hits, the most he's had since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Kilgore, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and three RBI.
Meanwhile, McKenzie had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They skirted past the Raiders 5-3.
Whitwell has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-11-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for McKenzie, they pushed their record up to 16-10 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
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