The Exeter Tigers will square off against the Lockwood Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Exeter will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Exeter can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent matchup last Tuesday. They blew past Hurley 19-7.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Wednesday Lockwood sidestepped Dadeville for a 10-8 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lockwood.
Nikolaus Thieman made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits. Thieman was even better at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Skyler Weimer was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Roper Gray, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Exeter is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Lockwood, they pushed their record up to 14-6 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Exeter might still be hurting after the 14-2 loss they got from Lockwood in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Thieman, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Now that Exeter knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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