The Tug Valley Panthers will be playing at home against the WestSide Renegades at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. WestSide took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Tug Valley, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, everything went Tug Valley's way against Mingo Central as Tug Valley made off with a 13-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Tug Valley.
Conner Lackey was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Lackey was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Tug Valley got a massive performance out of Ashton Ashton-Smith, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs, four RBI, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Julian Vance, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 20 runs the game before, WestSide were a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They fell just short of Summers County by a score of 3-2. WestSide has not had much luck with Summers County recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Hayden Miller was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run and a stolen base.
Tug Valley's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for WestSide, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Tug Valley came up short against WestSide when the teams last played back in March of 2023, falling 8-5. Can Tug Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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