Baseball Preview: Musselman Applemen vs. Washington Patriots
After four games on the road, Musselman is heading back home. They will take on the Washington Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Musselman gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They put the hurt on Woodrow Wilson with a sharp 12-5 win. With that victory, Musselman brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Musselman got a great performance from Kai Dunbar as he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits. Dunbar has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Kyle Lore was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Cam Gill, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, everything went Washington's way against Berkeley Springs on Saturday as Washington made off with a 14-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Washington.
Robby Lopez made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. Lopez was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Josh McCarthy was a standout: he scored a run and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. Sven Dupree was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Musselman has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-12 record this season. As for Washington, they pushed their record up to 15-11 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
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