| 04/09/24 - Home | 0-12 L |
| 03/15/23 - Away | 9-12 L |
| 03/14/23 - Away | 4-2 W |
| 04/28/22 - Home | 3-1 W |
| 02/17/20 - Neutral | 12-2 W |
| + 5 more games |
Tavares is 8-2 against Umatilla since March of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. We've got a battle between Bulldogs coming up. Neither Tavares nor Umatilla posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Last Friday, Tavares came up short against East Ridge and fell 5-1.
Tavares saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Poppell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Umatilla didn't have quite enough to beat Mount Dora on Saturday and fell 3-1. The matchup marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Wyatt Strawbridge was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk). He is becoming a predictor of Umatilla's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 3-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Strawbridge was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Tavares' defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Umatilla, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Tavares has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Umatilla struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.9 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Tavares suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Umatilla when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can Tavares avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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