Baseball Game Preview: Tucker Tigers vs. Northview Titans

The Tucker Tigers will take on the Northview Titans at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Tucker is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak.

St. Pius X Catholic hit Tucker with a seven-run fourth inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Tigers lost 14-4 to the Golden Lions. That's two games in a row now that the Tigers have lost by exactly ten runs.

Blake Samuda

Runs

02/14/26 vs Luella	3
03/18/26 vs St. Pius X Catholic	2
03/13/26 @ Druid Hills	2
03/04/26 @ Southwest DeKalb	2
03/02/26 vs Southwest DeKalb	2
+ 1 more games

Blake Samuda was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one double. He is becoming a predictor of Tucker's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-2 (and 0-9 when he doesn't).

Northview had taken North Springs down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Friday. The Titans fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 6-5.

Carter Gooch spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and four unearned) runs on eight hits.

At the plate, Northview saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daniel Tompkins, who went 2-for-4 with two runs. Another was JiSung Kwak, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.

Northview's defeat dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Tucker, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.

Tucker suffered a grim 13-3 defeat to Northview in their previous matchup back in March of 2025. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.