The Bland Tigers will face off against the Sulphur Bluff Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Bland is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Campbell on Friday as Bland made off with an 18-5 victory. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Indians recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Matthew Leblanc
| 03/03/25 @ Detroit | 3 |
| 03/21/25 @ Campbell | 2 |
| 03/18/25 vs Campbell | 2 |
| 03/10/25 @ Cooper | 1 |
Matthew Leblanc and Max Rodriguez made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Leblanc pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Rodriguez tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024. At the plate, Leblanc scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Rodriguez scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Leblanc is becoming a predictor of Bland's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 1-6 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Bland got a massive performance out of Matthew Gardner, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Gardner a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Dakota Blankenship, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last match, Sulphur Bluff made sure to put some runs up on the board against Bloomburg on March 7th. Sulphur Bluff blew past Bloomburg 13-1. That looming 13-1 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Bears yet this season.
Bland picked up their first road victory, bumping their record up to 3-7. As for Sulphur Bluff, their win bumped their record up to 4-1-2.
Bland took their victory against Sulphur Bluff in their previous matchup back in March of 2019 by a conclusive 10-0. Will Bland repeat their success, or does Sulphur Bluff has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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