The Tri Titans are on the road again on Saturday to play the Blue River Valley Vikings at 12:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
On Thursday, Tri came up short against Union County and fell 8-3. The loss continues a trend for Tri in their matchups with Union County: they've now lost nine in a row.
Tri saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Brooks, who went 1-for-2 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Blue River Valley unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 13-3 to Northeastern.
Tri's defeat dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Blue River Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 6-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Tri has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Blue River Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Tri suffered a grim 15-1 defeat to Blue River Valley in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Blue River Valley's Clinton Turley, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Now that Tri 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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