Antelope is 1-9 against Inderkum since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Antelope Titans will head out on the road to take on the Inderkum Tigers at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Antelope's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against River Valley and snuck past 1-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Antelope.
Not much got past Ethan Palumbo, who gave up just one hit and racked up 12 Ks to keep River Valley off the board.
On the hitting side, Antelope saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Smith, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Inderkum narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Roseville 4-3.
The team relied heavily on Kai Jacques, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Antelope's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-13. As for Inderkum, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Antelope has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Inderkum struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Antelope might still be hurting after the 8-1 defeat they got from Inderkum when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Antelope avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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