Baseball Preview: Midd-West Mustangs vs. Jersey Shore Bulldogs
Midd-West is 0-8 against Jersey Shore since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Midd-West Mustangs will look to defend their home field against the Jersey Shore Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Monday, Midd-West came up short against South Williamsport and fell 4-1. Midd-West has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Midd-West saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Trogan, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Jersey Shore had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Hughesville on Wednesday.
Even though they lost, Jersey Shore didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hughesville only tossed five.
Midd-West's defeat dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Jersey Shore, they dropped their record down to 9-10 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Midd-West has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Jersey Shore struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Midd-West suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to Jersey Shore when the teams last played back in April of 2018. Thankfully for Midd-West, Aaron Best (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched) 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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