Baseball Preview: Middle Creek Mustangs vs. Green Level Gators
Middle Creek is 5-0 against Green Level since March of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Middle Creek Mustangs will be playing at home against the Green Level Gators at 6:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Middle Creek's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Green Level has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
On Thursday, Middle Creek got the win against Sanderson by a conclusive 14-3.
Pat Queen looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Middle Creek let Riley Cuddy and John Lupienski loose on the outfield. Cuddy went 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and a double, while Lupienski scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Will Tobin, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, Green Level was a bit more limited in their game on Wednesday. They suffered a rough 10-1 defeat at the hands of Green Hope.
Green Level saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keller Czech, who went 2-for-4 with a triple and a run.
Even though they lost, Green Level didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. This was only their ninth loss (out of 11 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Middle Creek is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Green Level, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13.
Middle Creek beat Green Level 5-2 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will Middle Creek repeat their success, or does Green Level have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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