The Greenback Cherokees will square off against the Oakdale Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Greenback's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Oakdale's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Greenback's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Thursday's struggle, when Halls hitters got past them. The Cherokees came up short against the Tigers on Thursday, falling 11-0.
Meanwhile, Oakdale came into Monday's match having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They blew past Rockwood 11-1 on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won seven contests by nine runs or more so far this season.
Canyon Hamby looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
At the plate, Isaac Collins was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Morgan Scott was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs.
Oakdale's win bumped their record up to 7-15. As for Greenback, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-6.
Everything went Greenback's way against Oakdale in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as Greenback made off with an 8-1 victory. Will the Cherokees repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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