Port St. Joe is 2-8 against Bozeman since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Port St. Joe Tiger Sharks will be staying on the road to face off against the Bozeman Bucks at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Port St. Joe is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 7-4 victory over Cottondale.
Fisher Vandertulip was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Vandertulip has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Vandertulip was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, CJ Conway and Baylor Partie did most of the damage at the plate: Conway went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI, while Partie scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Eli Godwin was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases.
Meanwhile, Bozeman had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They never let the Tigers onto the board and left with a 3-0 win.
Port St. Joe is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. As for Bozeman, their victory bumped their record up to 25-3.
Port St. Joe came up short against Bozeman in their previous matchup on Thursday, falling 9-4. Can Port St. Joe avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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