Baseball Recap: Mendon Unity Mustangs vs. Beardstown Tigers
After losing to Beardstown the last time they met, Mendon Unity decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Mendon Unity Mustangs blew past the Beardstown Tigers 8-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mendon Unity.
Cody Shaffer made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. Shaffer has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Shaffer was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Mendon Unity got a big performance out of Miles Moulton, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Ben McClelland was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Mendon Unity now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Beardstown, they are on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Mendon Unity will be playing in front of their home fans against Biggsville West Central at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Biggsville West Central hasn't scored more than one runs for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse. As for Beardstown, they will head out on the road to square off against Astoria/VIT at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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