For the second straight game, Capital City will face off against Smith-Cotton. The Cavaliers will head out to face off against the Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Smith-Cotton hit Capital City with a four-run seventh inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Cavaliers took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers.
For Smith-Cotton's part, Corbett Tanner looked comfortable as he tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Tanner is becoming a predictor of the Tigers' success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 5-2 (and 14-15 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Hayden Zeiler, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Kendall Hagedorn, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Smith-Cotton is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a massive bump to their 19-17 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Capital City, their loss dropped their record down to 7-22.
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