Baseball Game Preview: New Washington on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Apr 28, 2024, 6:42am

Baseball Preview: New Washington Mustangs vs. South Central Rebels

New Washington is 1-7 against South Central since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The New Washington Mustangs will look to defend their home field against the South Central Rebels at 5:30 p.m. South Central took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on New Washington, who comes in off a win.

New Washington is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Crothersville on Wednesday as New Washington made off with a 21-5 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for New Washington considering their two-run performance the matchup before.

South Central lost 10-1 to Springs Valley on Saturday. South Central has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

South Central saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landis Sims, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.

New Washington's win ended an 11-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-7. As for South Central, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.

New Washington suffered a grim 13-3 defeat to South Central in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will New Washington have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.

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