The Neville Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mandeville Skippers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Neville: 4, Mandeville: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Neville heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Thursday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mandeville. Neville's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
For Mandeville's part, not much got past Aidan Grab, who gave up just two hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Neville off the board. Grab has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Mason Hickman, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Peyton Chiasson, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a triple and a run.
Neville's loss dropped their record down to 18-12. As for Mandeville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-7 record this season.
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