Baseball Preview: Mulberry Grove Aces vs. Brownstown/St. Elmo Eagles
Mulberry Grove is 1-6 against Brownstown/St. Elmo since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Mulberry Grove Aces will challenge the Brownstown/St. Elmo Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Brownstown/St. Elmo took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Mulberry Grove, who comes in off a win.
Mulberry Grove is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Ramsey a 16-0 shutout on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Mulberry Grove considering their two-run performance the match before.
Carter Scoggins made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Scoggins was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jackson Icenogle, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Hagan Hendrichmeyer, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Brownstown/St. Elmo had to settle for a 5-3 loss against Christ Our Rock Lutheran on Thursday. Brownstown/St. Elmo has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mulberry Grove's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-9. As for Brownstown/St. Elmo, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-12-1.
Mulberry Grove couldn't quite finish off Brownstown/St. Elmo in their previous matchup back in April and fell 4-2. Can Mulberry Grove avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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