The Decatur Golden Gators will head out on the road to challenge the Stadium Tigers at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Decatur is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.
Decatur fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Kentridge on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Chargers by a score of 5-4.
Brayden Larsen spent all 7.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Samual Ramirez was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Cervantes (CJ) Gatterson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Stadium unfortunately witnessed the end of their ten-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 8-4 to Peninsula. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Stadium in their matchups with Peninsula: they've now lost five in a row.
Logan Judish was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Decatur now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Stadium, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Decatur has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Stadium 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.
Decatur took their win against Stadium in their previous meeting back in March of 2015 by a conclusive 8-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Decatur since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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