The Ontario Tigers will face off against the Weiser Wolverines at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The timing isn't great for Ontario: they have been struggling with ten straight losses at home dating back to last season, while Weiser has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
Ontario came up short against Umatilla on Saturday, falling 13-2.
Ontario saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Declann Webster, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Tristan Petty also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Meanwhile, while Weiser put up some runs on Friday, the same can't be said for New Plymouth. The Wolverines came out on top against the Pilgrims by a score of 4-0. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor in this series.
Brody Bittick tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Willy Jepsen, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Eric Ramirez was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Weiser's victory bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Ontario, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Ontario couldn't quite finish off Weiser in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 and fell 8-6. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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