The Peru Tigers will take on the Western Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Peru is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Logansport, sneaking past 8-6. The victory continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Berries: they've now won three in a row.
Isaac Braley was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one double, and one RBI. That triple was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Gavin Eldridge, who went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Peru hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They are a perfect 8-0 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Meanwhile, Western entered their tilt with Northwestern on Saturday with five consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with six. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 10-9 W against the Tigers. Western's win was all the more impressive since the Tigers were averaging only 4.07 runs allowed on the season.
Western's victory bumped their record up to 25-4. As for Peru, their win bumped their record up to 15-10.
Peru might still be hurting after the 11-5 defeat they got from Western in their previous meeting back in May. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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