Preview: Lone Jack Mules vs. Sweet Springs Greyhounds
Lone Jack is 4-0 against Sweet Springs since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Lone Jack Mules are on the road again to play the Sweet Springs Greyhounds at 4:30 p.m. Lone Jack knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past three contests -- so hopefully Sweet Springs likes a good challenge.
Lone Jack put the finishing touches on their third blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Concordia as Lone Jack made off with a 14-1 win.
Meanwhile, Sweet Springs was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. Their rough 9-1 loss to St. Paul Lutheran might stick with them for a while.
Sweet Springs saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drayton Hampton, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and an RBI. Hampton is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Lone Jack pushed their record up to 4-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.0 runs per game. As for Sweet Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Lone Jack skirted past Sweet Springs 8-6 in their previous matchup back in April of 2017. Does Lone Jack have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sweet Springs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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