There's no place like home for Mifflin, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Columbus International Lions on Friday as they made off with an 11-1 victory. The Punchers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by ten runs or more this season.
X Kingery made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 15 over five innings pitched. Kingery was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Francis Awuah and Godwin Frimpong did most of the damage at the plate: Awuah scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Frimpong scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Frimpong has become a key player for Mifflin: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 1-2 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Wilfred Torres, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Punchers
| 04/11/25 vs Columbus International | 11-1 |
| 04/01/25 vs Northland | 11-7 |
| 03/28/25 vs Linden-McKinley | 15-0 |
| 05/13/24 vs Northland | 13-3 |
| 05/06/24 vs South | 14-6 |
| 05/01/24 vs East | 4-0 |
Mifflin pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average this season. As for Columbus International, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mifflin will venture away from home to square off against Linden-McKinley at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The Panthers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 14.75 runs per game on average), something the Punchers will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Columbus International, they will head out to challenge Briggs at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Lions' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bruins have averaged an impressive 7.8 runs per game this season.
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