The Prentice Buccaneers will head out on the road to face off against the Mellen Grainte Diggers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Prentice has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since April 14.
On Thursday, Prentice didn't have quite enough to beat Auburndale and fell 6-4.
Meanwhile, Mellen hadn't done well against Washburn recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Grainte Diggers put the hurt on the Castle Guards with a sharp 13-1 win. The Grainte Diggers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 games by six runs or more this season.
Mellen pushed their record up to 14-3 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Prentice, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Prentice beat Mellen 6-1 in their previous meeting back in May of 2025. Do the Buccaneers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Grainte Diggers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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