Baseball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Mio-Au Sable

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Previous 5 Games

05/04/26 vs Heston Academy	7-2
04/29/26 @ Atlanta	8-5
04/29/26 @ Atlanta	18-3
04/27/26 vs Hale	27-10
04/27/26 vs Hale	16-1

Mio-Au Sable had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. They came out on top against the Heston Academy Patriots by a score of 7-2.

Brody Fox was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over four innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted over his last seven contests. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. He is becoming a predictor of Mio-Au Sable's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 2-5 when he doesn't).

Fox wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Beckett Champagne, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. Mio-Au Sable is undefeated when Champagne posts two or more runs, but 3-5 otherwise. Another was Garrett Fox, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

Mio-Au Sable was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They are a perfect 9-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Mio-Au Sable's win bumped their record up to 9-5. As for Heston Academy, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Mio-Au Sable beat the Patriots by a score of 11-2 later that day.