Baseball Game Preview: Thomas Jefferson Spartans vs. Mullen Mustangs

The Thomas Jefferson Spartans are taking a road trip to face off against the Mullen Mustangs at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Thomas Jefferson is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.

Thomas Jefferson came up short against Summit last Thursday, falling 18-8. That's two games in a row now that the Spartans have lost by exactly ten runs.

Shepard Schneider

Stolen Base (Career)

03/20/25 vs Summit	2
03/18/25 vs Silver Creek	1
03/13/25 @ Pomona	1
05/01/24 vs Kennedy	1
04/08/24 vs Aurora Central	1

Shepard Schneider made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jesus Flores-Sanchez, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mullen). They came out on top against Chandler by a score of 13-9 on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.

Jake Clark looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Mullen is 2-1 when he allows at most two walks, but 1-2 otherwise.

At the plate, Thomas Stewart was incredible, going 2-for-5 with one home run and five RBI. That home run was his first of the season. Dalton Marsh was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.

Mullen was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Thomas Jefferson's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Mullen, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.