Baseball Preview: Forest Park Panthers vs. Mundy's Mill Tigers
Forest Park and Mundy's Mill are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Forest Park Panthers will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Mundy's Mill Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Wednesday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Forest Park had to settle for an 8-7 loss against Alcovy.
Mark Washington and Andre Turnipseed stepped up to the plate in a big way. Washington scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Turnipseed scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Mundy's Mill came up short against Lee County on Friday and fell 12-9. Mundy's Mill has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jamir Holloway made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyler Wimbish, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
Forest Park's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Mundy's Mill, their loss dropped their record down to 9-11.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Forest Park has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Mundy's Mill struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Forest Park came out on top in a nail-biter against Mundy's Mill when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 8-6. Does Forest Park have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mundy's Mill turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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