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Tigers Edge Eagles For The Second Straight Day

Marshall, Texas-For the second straight day, East Texas Baptist University edged the Eagles to complete a three-game sweep. The Eagles end the season after a narrow 6-5 loss in game three of the series. The Eagles went into the ninth inning trailing 4-2, but plated three runs to hold a 5-4 advantage. That inning, Ethan Cash and Kagen Kennedy reached base with no outs. Cash would score on a passed ball. Bryce Cagle then walked and Cole Clark was hit by a pitch to load the bases. After a strikeout, Jackson Baker had a clutch single to drive in Kennedy. From there, the Tigers recorded back-to-back strikeouts. The Tigers got the first two batters on base in the bottom of the ninth and then Austin Barry delivered a two-run single to push across the game-winning run. The Eagles led 2-1 after five complete innings, but the Tigers would even the game in the sixth and take a two-run advantage in the eighth. The Eagles outhit the Tigers 10-9.