The Mantachie Mustangs will square off against the Shannon Red Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Mantachie headed into their last matchup having not scored more than two runs for three straight, but Shannon let them put that streak behind them. Mantachie skirted past Shannon 10-9. The win was some much needed relief for the Mustangs as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Colton Baxter and Hudson Trulove did most of the damage at the plate: Baxter got on base in all five of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, four RBI, and one run, while Trulove scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Those two stolen bases gave Baxter a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Morgan, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Shannon is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-5. As for Mantachie, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
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