Baseball Game Preview: Midd-West Hits the Road

By Team Reports May 3, 2024, 5:14am

Baseball Preview: Midd-West Mustangs vs. Mifflin County Huskies

The Midd-West Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the Mifflin County Huskies at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Midd-West is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.

Midd-West is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Lewisburg with a sharp 17-2 win on Wednesday.

Garret Leitzle was incredible, going 4-for-4 with a home run, seven RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Cole Shutt, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Meanwhile, Mifflin County unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Cedar Cliff by a score of 4-3.

The victory got Midd-West back to even at 7-7. As for Mifflin County, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-5.

Midd-West took their win against Mifflin County when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 7-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Midd-West since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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