Scrappers lose series finale to Tigers 7-4

By Tom Williams

williams@vindy.com

Niles

For the second straight night, the Mahoning Valley Scrappers took the lead with a sixth-inning rally.

But this time, the comeback wouldn’t last as the Connecticut Tigers avoided a three-game sweep on Friday by rallying for a 7-4 victory at Eastwood Field.

“Tonight was a tough loss,” said Jordan Smith whose two-run single in the first inning gave the Scrappers an early lead. “We played well as a team, we came back from a deficit.

“Sometimes it’s roller coaster, you don’t really know what you’re going to get,” Smith said.

Read the story in Saturday’s Vindicator and vindy.com.