The Globe Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Coolidge Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Globe will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
It was a proper cat-fight when Globe duked it out with Chinle on Saturday. The Tigers were the clear victors by an 8-1 margin over the Wildcats. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won five contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Braxton Tober was excellent, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI. That double was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Markitos Franco, who went 1-for-2 with two runs.
Globe always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Coolidge was a bit more limited in their matchup on Saturday. They came up short against Valley Christian, falling 18-0. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Bears were not able to get on the board.
Coolidge's defeat dropped their record down to 12-4. As for Globe, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 6-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Globe has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Coolidge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Globe couldn't quite finish off Coolidge in their previous matchup back in March and fell 8-6. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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