The Newell-Fonda Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Coon Rapids-Bayard Crusaders on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Newell-Fonda sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over CAM. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Meanwhile, Coon Rapids-Bayard entered their tilt with Glidden-Ralston on Tuesday with seven consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with eight. They blew past the Wildcats 11-1. Considering the Crusaders have won 12 contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Coon Rapids-Bayard pushed their record up to 24-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Newell-Fonda, their win bumped their record up to 11-13-1.
Newell-Fonda suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Coon Rapids-Bayard in their previous meeting back in June. Can the Mustangs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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