Baseball Preview: Greenhill Hornets vs. Mansfield Homeschool Knights
Greenhill has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Mansfield Homeschool Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Greenhill earned a 7-4 victory over Trinity Valley. The win was just what Greenhill needed coming off of a 13-3 defeat in their prior match.
Meanwhile, Mansfield Homeschool came tearing into Saturday's matchup with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Guard a 3-0 shutout.
AJ Miera looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mansfield Homeschool's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Joshua Robbins, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Greenhill has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for Mansfield Homeschool, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-9-1.
Greenhill might still be hurting after the 9-0 loss they got from Mansfield Homeschool in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Can Greenhill avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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