The Linden-Kildare Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Maud Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Linden-Kildare will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
In what's become a running theme this season, Linden-Kildare gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They put the hurt on Avery with a sharp 14-1 victory. Linden-Kildare's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Hugh Tyson was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Tyson was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and an RBI.
In other batting news, Max Belford was a standout: he scored two runs and stole six bases while going 3-for-4. Peyton Foreman was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing six bases while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Maud fell victim to a rough 13-2 defeat at the hands of Ore City on Friday.
Maud saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trentyn Sisson, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Linden-Kildare's win bumped their record up to 10-3. As for Maud, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5.
Linden-Kildare suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Maud in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Maud's Graham Hawkins, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Now that Linden-Kildare knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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