The Lockwood Tigers will challenge the Exeter Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Last Wednesday, it was close, but Lockwood sidestepped Dadeville for a 10-8 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Lockwood.
Nikolaus Thieman made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits. Thieman was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Skyler Weimer, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Hank Eggerman was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Exeter put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season last Tuesday. Everything went their way against Hurley as Exeter made off with a 19-7 win. Winning may never get old, but Exeter sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Lockwood's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-6. As for Exeter, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
Lockwood took their win against Exeter in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 14-2. Will Lockwood repeat their success, or does Exeter have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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