The Stafford Indians will head out on the road to face off against the Riverbend Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Stafford is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Stafford gave up the first runs last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top in a nail-biter against North Stafford and snuck past 6-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for Stafford.
The team relied heavily on Mason Malloy, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Ian Smith was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Riverbend waltzed into their contest on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 5-2.
Stafford now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Riverbend, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-6 record this season.
Everything went Stafford's way against Riverbend in their previous meeting on April 5th as Stafford made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Stafford 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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