The New Knoxville Rangers will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Perry Commodores at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Monday, it was a hard-fought match, but New Knoxville had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Jefferson. New Knoxville has struggled against Jefferson recently, as their game last Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
New Knoxville saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Parker Jones, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Perry fell victim to Bath and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 11-0 to the Wildcats.
New Knoxville's loss dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Perry, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-9-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. New Knoxville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Perry struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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