Baseball Preview: Mitchell Bluejackets vs. West Washington Senators
Mitchell is 8-0 against West Washington since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Mitchell Bluejackets are on the road again to play the West Washington Senators at 5:00 p.m. Mitchell is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
Mitchell is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Saturday, they were much more limited against Springs Valley on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Blackhawks by a score of 2-1.
Conner Teague was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits.
On the hitting side, Kody Earl was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, West Washington put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They blew past Christian Academy 12-2. The win was nothing new for West Washington as they're now sitting on four straight.
Mitchell's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-4. As for West Washington, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Mitchell took their victory against West Washington in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 11-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mitchell since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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