Preview: Mullen Mustangs vs. Highland Bulldogs
The Mullen Mustangs will be playing at home against the Highland Bulldogs at 12:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Mullen narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Broomfield 7-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mullen.
Thomas Stewart was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Stewart was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other pitching news, Alexander Andrews looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
Stewart wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Griffith Dings, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Sam Waller was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Highland earned a 6-2 victory over Littlerock on Friday. Six seems to be a good number for Highland as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Mullen's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Highland, they pushed their record up to 9-3 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
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