The Mulberry Grove Aces will square off against the Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City Bobcats at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mulberry Grove is looking for their season's first win.
Mulberry Grove came up short against Dieterich on Monday, falling 18-4.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City). Everything went their way against Odin/Patoka/Sandoval on Tuesday as they made off with a 15-3 victory. The Bobcats not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 22, 2024.
Clive Schlanser and Wyatt Rueff made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Schlanser tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Rueff didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 12 over 4.2 innings pitched. Schlanser has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. At bat, Schlanser scored two runs, while Rueff scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Rueff a new career-high in RBI (three).
In other batting news, Conner Nowitzke was a standout: he scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Kyle Lamb was another key player, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Mulberry Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Mulberry Grove came out on top in a nail-biter against Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City when the teams last played back in March of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. Will the Aces repeat their success, or do the Bobcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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