The Slaton Tigers will face off against the Friona Chieftains at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Slaton has three straight victories, Friona has 12 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Slaton will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Littlefield, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Tigers were the clear victors by a 9-3 margin over the Wildcats on Saturday. Considering the Tigers have won seven matchups by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Friona fell victim to Idalou and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They lost 17-0 to the Wildcats.
The win got Slaton back to even at 8-8. As for Friona, their loss dropped their record down to 4-17.
Everything went Slaton's way against Friona in their previous meeting back in March, as Slaton made off with a 13-0 victory. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Chieftains have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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