The Stratford Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Wittenberg-Birnamwood Chargers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Stratford is coming into the contest hot, having won their last ten games.
Wittenberg-Birnamwood's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Tuesday: Stratford had not allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. Stratford put the hurt on Rib Lake with a sharp 7-0 win on Friday. Considering Stratford has won eight matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Brady Berg made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Berg was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with an RBI.
In other pitching news, Drew Gage tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched.
Back at the plate, Jack Tubbs and Riley Spindler did most of the damage at the plate: Tubbs scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Spindler scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Tubbs is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Wittenberg-Birnamwood scored first but ultimately less than Amherst in their matchup on Monday. They fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 4-3. It was the first time this season that Wittenberg-Birnamwood let down their fans at home.
Stratford pushed their record up to 14-2 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Wittenberg-Birnamwood, their loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 14-4.
Stratford was able to grind out a solid win over Wittenberg-Birnamwood in their previous meeting back in June of 2022, winning 5-2. Does Stratford have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wittenberg-Birnamwood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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