Baseball Game Preview: Eldon Mustangs vs. Waynesville Tigers

The Eldon Mustangs will challenge the Waynesville Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Eldon and four for Waynesville.

Eldon came into this matchup off a tough ten-run defeat on Saturday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Knob Noster by a score of 5-3 on Thursday.

Eldon got a good showing from Braden Wrye, who pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That one hit allowed gave Wrye a new career-low.

At the plate, Devin Hardy was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.

Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Waynesville's offense. They came up short against Lebanon on Thursday, falling 11-0.

Waynesville also got a good showing from Riley Dunkel, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Dunkel has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances.

Waynesville's loss dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Eldon, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-9.

Eldon took their win against Waynesville in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 16-4 score. Will the Mustangs repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.