The Mynderse Academy Blue Devils will square off against the Palmyra-Macedon Red Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mynderse Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.2 runs per game this season.
Mynderse Academy had been on a four-game streak of scoring at least ten runs, but Newark put an end to it on Monday. The Blue Devils took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Reds. The Blue Devils' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Mynderse Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hannah O'Brien, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles.
Meanwhile, Palmyra-Macedon entered their game against Mynderse Academy on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Red Raiders fell just short of the Blue Devils by a score of 15-14. The Red Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Elianna Rouland made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs, three RBI, and two doubles. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more doubles the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Addi Gendron, who went 3-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
Mynderse Academy's loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 6-4. As for Palmyra-Macedon, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 4-2.
Palmyra-Macedon's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Mynderse Academy has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.2 hits per game. It's a different story for Palmyra-Macedon, though, as they've been averaging 11.5 hits. Given Mynderse Academy's sizable advantage in that area, the Red Raiders will need to find a way to close that gap.
Mynderse Academy skirted past Palmyra-Macedon 15-14 when the teams last played on Saturday. Will the Blue Devils repeat their success, or do the Red Raiders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
