A feisty cat fight will be fought as T.R. Miller Tigers duke it out with Citronelle Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. T.R. Miller's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Citronelle's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Tuesday, it was close, but T.R. Miller sidestepped Jay for a 2-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Meanwhile, Citronelle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 5-3 heartbreaker at the hands of Jackson. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
James Reid was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 3-for-4. He also put up a home run, which was his first of the season.
In other pitching news, Toby Rowell was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in February.
Back at the plate, Citronelle saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kohen White, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases White has posted since back in February.
T.R. Miller's win bumped their record up to 10-5. As for Citronelle, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-11.
T.R. Miller was able to grind out a solid victory over Citronelle in their previous matchup back in April of 2016, winning 11-7. Will T.R. Miller repeat their success, or does Citronelle have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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