The Pigeon Forge Tigers are taking a road trip to square off against the Maryville Red Rebels at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pigeon Forge's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Maryville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Pigeon Forge is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Austin-East on Tuesday as they made off with an 18-1 victory. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Roadrunners recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Maryville's offense. They came up short against Bearden on Wednesday, falling 7-0. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, the Red Rebels' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Pigeon Forge's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-5-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Maryville, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 13-13 record this season.
Pigeon Forge couldn't quite finish off Maryville in their previous meeting back in March and fell 4-2. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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