The Thrall Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Little River Academy Bumblebees at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Thrall will be strutting in after a victory while Little River Academy will be coming in after a loss.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Tigers on Friday. Thrall came out on top against Rockdale by a score of 7-2.
Jack Gustafson was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Logan Heselmeyer also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Thrall always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .513. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rockdale only posted an OBP of .259.
Meanwhile, Little River Academy came up short against Franklin on Friday and fell 6-3. The defeat continues a trend for the Bumblebees in their meetings with the Lions: they've now lost four in a row.
Thrall's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-10-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Little River Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 20-6-1.
Everything went Thrall's way against Little River Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2025, as Thrall made off with a 10-0 win. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Bumblebees have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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