The Monson Mustangs are taking a road trip to take on the Pittsfield Generals at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Monson and five for Pittsfield.
On Friday, Monson came up short against Minnechaug Regional and fell 12-9. That's two games in a row now that the Mustangs have lost by exactly three runs.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Tuesday as neither Pittsfield nor Longmeadow made it on the board until the eighth inning. The Generals fell just short of the Lancers by a score of 3-2.
Gionnah Levardi spent all 7.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits.
At the plate, Nevaeh Lopez and Paxton Ebling stepped up to the plate in a big way. Lopez went 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI, while Ebling went a perfect 4-for-4 with one run and one double. That home run marked the first that Lopez has launched this season.
Monson's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Pittsfield, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Monson might still be hurting after the 18-5 defeat they got from Pittsfield when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Mustangs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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