By Roger White

Round two of battle of the ‘Fords

Jun 20, 2017 | 10:00 AM

The Battleford Trappers will look for a better result tonight when they play the North Battleford Beavers in Senior Men’s Baseball League action at the Ken Nelson Field.

The Trappers (2-6) will look to avenge a 7-2 loss to the Beavers (5-2-1) last Thursday night and put the brakes on a six-game losing streak. Only the winless Midwest Expos (0-8) have had a longer streak of futility this season. The Edam Blue Sox began the season 0-6-1 before winning their first game of the season last Tuesday.

The Trappers deserved a better fate on Thursday night, however clutch hitting by the Beavers saw timely hits in the sixth and seventh innings to blow a close game wide open.

“It’s a tough line-up to face,” Mike Ross of the Trappers said. “[There’s] a lot of solid players on that team who can make you pay when you make a mistake.”

Trappers sluggers Ross (.500) Ty Feddler (.500) and Brayden Buziak (.545) will need to continue swinging the hot bats as they face the aggressive pitching of the Beavers which has a team ERA of .343.

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Joey Carrier will get the start for North Battleford this evening. Carrier has made two appearances this season with no decisions and an ERA of 4.42. He has also walked nine batters in just six and one third innings of work.

“Joe has a terrific fastball,” said Trappers skipper Mike Hudec. “I’ve seen him pitch for many years and he is a very consistent pitcher. We will have to string together some good at bats if we want success.”

The Trappers will counter with Tyrus Thompson (0-2) who has made six appearances in relief this season. Thompson has 16 strikeouts in 15 innings of work.

Game time tonight is 7:30 p.m.

roger.white@jpbg.ca

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