The Tucker County Mountain Lions will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Southern Rams at 6:00 p.m. Tucker County is out to stop a eight-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
On Monday, Tucker County suffered a rough 13-3 defeat at the hands of Trinity Christian.
Meanwhile, everything went Southern's way against Meyersdale on Monday as Southern made off with a 7-1 win. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Southern has managed all season.
Jared Haskiel and Cade Leader made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Haskiel tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Leader didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Haskiel scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Leader went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ben Lohr, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases.
Tucker County's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Southern, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Tucker County came up short against Southern when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 11-6. Can Tucker County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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