Baseball Game Preview: Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs vs. Alma Center Lincoln Hornets

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Previous Games

04/30/24 - Away	14-5 W
04/28/23 - Away	16-3 W
04/26/23 - Away	16-3 W
04/26/23 - Away	19-8 W
04/04/23 - Home	18-8 W
+ 5 more games

Melrose-Mindoro has gone a perfect 10-0 against Alma Center Lincoln recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Mustangs will look to defend their home field against the Hornets at 5:00 p.m. Melrose-Mindoro is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.

Melrose-Mindoro had been on a four-game streak of scoring at least ten runs, but Royall put an end to it on Saturday. The Mustangs fell 5-0 to the Panthers. The Mustangs' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.

Melrose-Mindoro saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eric Herzberg, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.

Meanwhile, Alma Center Lincoln was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 18-3 to Blair-Taylor.

Alma Center Lincoln's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Melrose-Mindoro, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Melrose-Mindoro has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Alma Center Lincoln struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.

Everything went Melrose-Mindoro's way against Alma Center Lincoln in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Melrose-Mindoro made off with a 14-5 victory. Will the Mustangs repeat their success, or do the Hornets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.