Baseball Preview: Mohave Accelerated Patriots vs. Parker Broncs
After three games on the road, Mohave Accelerated is heading back home. They will take on the Parker Broncs at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Mohave Accelerated's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Salome on Thursday. Their rough 15-0 defeat to the Frogs might stick with them for a while. Having soared to a lofty 19 runs in the game before, Mohave Accelerated's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Parker also failed to score in their most recent game. They suffered a tough 9-0 loss at the hands of Kingman on Saturday.
Even though they lost, Parker didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. This was only their 11th loss (out of 16 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Mohave Accelerated has not been sharp recently as the team has lost 12 of their last 14 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-15 record this season. As for Parker, they dropped their record down to 6-14 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Mohave Accelerated might still be hurting after the 13-2 loss they got from Parker in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Parker's Maddix Young, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Now that Mohave Accelerated knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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