Mandarin extended their losing streak to three on Tuesday, dropping them down to 8-10. They came up short against the Bartram Trail Bears, falling 9-2. If the Mustangs were looking for revenge after losing 6-5 to the Bears when the teams met back in March of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Mandarin saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jordyn Houston, who went 2-for-5 with one stolen base and one run.
As for Bartram Trail, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 10-7. Nine seems to be a good number for them as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
On Bartram Trail's side, Brody Barnes tossed a big game, tossing 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. What's more, Barnes posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in February.
On the hitting side, Shane Smith was excellent, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and one run. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Cody Miller also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Mandarin and Bartram Trail should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings. The Mustangs will square off against Andrew Jackson at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank advantage (227 vs. 541). Meanwhile, Bartram Trail (ranked 70th) will meet Nease (ranked 244th) at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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