The Nimitz Vikings are taking a road trip to challenge the Irving Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Nimitz's hitters haven't had much luck over their past three matches, but Tuesday's contest will give them a chance to turn things around.
Nimitz might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 4-1 to Richardson, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Irving's offense. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pearce on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their meetings with the Mustangs: they've now lost nine in a row.
Irving got a good showing from Casen Blass, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave Blass a new career-low in earned runs (zero).
Irving's defeat dropped their record down to 4-13-1. As for Nimitz, their loss dropped their record down to 9-7.
Nimitz came out on top in a nail-biter against Irving in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, sneaking past 6-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Nimitz since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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