The Tolman Tigers are on the road again on Friday to play the Mt. Pleasant Kilties at 4:45 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Tolman: 3.2, Mt. Pleasant: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Tolman's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Paul Cuffee 1-0.
Meanwhile, Mt. Pleasant sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Exeter-West Greenwich on Tuesday.
Edward Roquez made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Roquez has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Roquez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Yadhiel Moya, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Erison Mieses, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Tolman's win bumped their record up to 11-4. As for Mt. Pleasant, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Everything went Tolman's way against Mt. Pleasant in their previous meeting back in April as Tolman made off with an 8-2 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Roquez, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Tolman still be able to contain Roquez? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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