Tonopah has been on the road for seven straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Beatty Hornets at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Tonopah is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Tonopah narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Mineral County 9-8.
The team relied heavily on Cody Pippin, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last nine times he's played.
Meanwhile, Beatty fell victim to Adelson and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 15-0 walloping at the hands of Adelson. Beatty just can't catch a break and has now endured three defeats in a row.
Tonopah is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-8 record this season. As for Beatty, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7-1.
Everything went Tonopah's way against Beatty when the teams last played back in March of 2023 as Tonopah made off with a 22-4 victory. Will Tonopah repeat their success, or does Beatty have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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