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| 03/13/18 - Home | 17-2 W |
| 03/13/18 - Home | 18-3 W |
| 03/14/17 - Home | 20-0 W |
| 03/14/17 - Home | 14-4 W |
Bauxite is a perfect 4-0 against ESTEM since March of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Miners will host the Mets at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Thursday, Bauxite didn't have quite enough to beat Mills University Studies and fell 4-3.
Austin Hastings was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Hastings wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Drake Pettus, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, ESTEM was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against Arkansas Christian Academy, falling 19-4.
Bauxite's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for ESTEM, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5-1.
Bauxite got the 'W' in their previous matchup back in March of 2018 against ESTEM by a conclusive 17-2 score. Do the Miners have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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