The Navajo Indians will head out on the road to face off against the Mangum Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Navajo is coming into the contest hot, having won their last ten games.
Navajo can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Merritt an 8-0 shutout. Navajo's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last four games.
Meanwhile, Mangum came into Thursday's match having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 victory over Elmore City-Pernell on Thursday.
Aidan Warner spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on four hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, Mangum saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daisen Stowe, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Navajo's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-1. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 8.2 runs. As for Mangum, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Everything went Navajo's way against Mangum when the teams last played back in March of 2023 as Navajo made off with a 16-0 victory. Does Navajo have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mangum turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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