Baseball Preview: Spring Grove Lions vs. Mabel-Canton Cougars
After four games on the road, Spring Grove is heading back home. They will take on the Mabel-Canton Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Spring Grove will be strutting in after a victory while Mabel-Canton will be coming in after a defeat.
If Spring Grove beats Mabel-Canton with 13 runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Spring Grove blew past Houston 13-1. Considering Spring Grove has won three contests by more than ten runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Ben Udstuen was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over 4.2 innings pitched. Udstuen was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Elijah Solum, who scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Ezra Griffin was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with four RBI.
Meanwhile, sadly, Mabel-Canton is still looking for their first win of the season after four games. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Houston on Tuesday.
Mabel-Canton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Milton Hutchinson, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Spring Grove's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Mabel-Canton, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Spring Grove skirted past Mabel-Canton 7-5 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will Spring Grove repeat their success, or does Mabel-Canton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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