The Martin County Tigers will take on the John Carroll Catholic Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Martin County 3.3, John Carroll Catholic 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
John Carroll Catholic will be up against a hot Martin County team: the squad just extended their winning streak to five. Everything went the Tigers' way against South Fork on Monday as they made off with an 11-4 victory. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won nine games by six runs or more so far this season.
Cody Bennin looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Kamai Purce was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-5. Another player making a difference was Zane Moody, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
Meanwhile, John Carroll Catholic came into Friday's match having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over Treasure Coast on Friday.
The team relied heavily on Brennan Jones, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Taggert Cameron, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Martin County pushed their record up to 16-7 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for John Carroll Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 12-9.
Martin County came up short against John Carroll Catholic when the teams last played back in February of 2018, falling 8-3. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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