Baseball Preview: Mountainburg Dragons vs. Mansfield Tigers
Mountainburg is 0-6 against Mansfield since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Mountainburg Dragons will head out on the road to face off against the Mansfield Tigers at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Tuesday, everything went Mountainburg's way against Cedarville as Mountainburg made off with an 18-8 victory.
Caedmon Cowett and John Shepherd were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Cowett struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. Meanwhile, Shepherd pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Cowett has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Cowett scored three runs and stole five bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Shepherd scored two runs and stole two bases.
In other batting news, Levi Cowett and Levi Pense did most of the damage at the plate: Cowett scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Pense scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Pense is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last seven games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce Beasley, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Mansfield waltzed into their match on Tuesday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They put the hurt on the Rattlers with a sharp 23-4 win. That 19 run margin sets a new team best for Mansfield this season.
Mountainburg is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for Mansfield, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-2.
Mountainburg suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Mansfield when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Mountainburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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