Baseball Preview: Mandeville Skippers vs. Neville Tigers
Mandeville has enjoyed the comforts of home their last six games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Neville Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Mandeville's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Neville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Mandeville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They never let Neville onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory.
Not much got past Aidan Grab, who gave up just two hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Neville off the board. Grab has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Mason Hickman, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Chiasson, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a triple and a run.
Mandeville is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-7 record this season. As for Neville, their loss dropped their record down to 18-12.
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