Baseball Preview: Mingus Marauders vs. Lee Williams Volunteers
The Mingus Marauders are on the road again on Monday to play the Lee Williams Volunteers at 1:00 p.m. Mingus is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
Mingus will bounce into Monday's game after beating Coconino, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Mingus came out on top against Coconino by a score of 20-15 on Friday.
The team relied heavily on Xzayvier Buckner, who scored five runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5. He is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three straight games. Landon McGuirk was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 5-for-5.
Meanwhile, Lee Williams sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over Mohave on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Lee Williams.
Vonn Anderson and Noah Petrauschke made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Anderson tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Petrauschke kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. At the plate, Anderson scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Petrauschke went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
In other batting news, Barrett Bowman was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Mingus is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-13 record this season. As for Lee Williams, their win ended an eight-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-19.
Mingus might still be hurting after the 8-1 loss they got from Lee Williams in their previous matchup back in April of 2022. Thankfully for Mingus, Anthony Lucero (who struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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