Baseball Game Preview: Booneville Blue Devils vs. Mantachie Mustangs

For the second straight game, Booneville will face off against Mantachie. The Blue Devils will head out to take on the Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Booneville will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.

Last Tuesday, Booneville got the win against Mantachie by a conclusive 16-6. The Blue Devils haven't had any issues with the Mustangs recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.

Jacob Matthews

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/08/25 @ Mantachie	4
02/15/24 vs Columbus	3
04/05/25 @ Tishomingo County	2
04/04/25 vs Alcorn Central	2
03/28/25 vs Belmont	2

The team relied heavily on Jacob Matthews, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Cade Lott, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

Booneville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .548. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.

Booneville's win bumped their record up to 9-14. As for Mantachie, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-13.