The Malakoff Tigers are taking a road trip to take on the Grand Saline Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Malakoff proved they can win big on Monday (they won by 15) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Mineola, sneaking past 4-3.
Meanwhile, Grand Saline gave up the first runs on Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Mineola 11-9.
Grand Saline's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-7-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.7 runs over those games. As for Malakoff, their win bumped their record up to 18-6-1.
Malakoff skirted past Grand Saline 6-5 in their previous meeting back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the squad 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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