It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Saltillo had no problem doing just that on Monday. They had just enough and edged out the Warren Central Vikings 6-4. Winning may never get old, but the Tigers sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
KORBIN SHEFFIELD looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on LEVIN DARSEY, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. JACK ADAMS was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
Saltillo always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Warren Central only posted an OBP of .343.
Tigers
| 05/12/25 @ Warren Central | 6-4 |
| 04/26/25 @ Vicksburg | 16-0 |
| 04/15/25 @ Grenada | 7-2 |
| 04/12/25 @ Center Hill | 4-0 |
| 04/08/25 @ Lake Cormorant | 10-1 |
| + 6 more games |
Saltillo pushed their record up to 24-5 with the win, which was their 11th straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Warren Central, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-10.
Saltillo will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Vikings: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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