Baseball Preview: Mabel-Canton Cougars vs. Houston Hurricanes
The Mabel-Canton Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Houston Hurricanes at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Houston took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Mabel-Canton, who comes in off a win.
Houston is hoping to do on Thursday what Grand Meadow/Kingsland/LeRoy-Ostrander couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Mabel-Canton's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Mabel-Canton sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 11-10 victory over Grand Meadow/Kingsland/LeRoy-Ostrander. That's two games straight that Mabel-Canton has won by just one run.
The team relied heavily on Cayden Tollefsrud, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Underbakke, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Houston's offense. They lost 10-0 to Southland on Tuesday. Houston has not had much luck with Southland recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Mabel-Canton's win bumped their record up to 6-12. As for Houston, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-10.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Mabel-Canton has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Houston struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Mabel-Canton came up short against Houston in their previous meeting back in April, falling 6-3. Will Mabel-Canton have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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