McLoughlin is on a three-game streak of home losses, Nyssa a five-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The McLoughlin Pioneers will take on the Nyssa Bulldogs at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
McLoughlin is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 18 runs two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Enterprise/Joseph last Friday. They fell 4-1 to the Savages.
Cooper Yensen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on six hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, McLoughlin saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rj Montgomery, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Nyssa's offense. They lost 11-0 to Burns on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Nyssa's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
McLoughlin now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Nyssa, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
Everything went McLoughlin's way against Nyssa when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as McLoughlin made off with a 7-0 win. Does McLoughlin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Nyssa turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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