The Hackberry Mustangs will square off against the Elton Indians at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hackberry has three straight victories, Elton has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Hackberry is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Johnson Bayou on Thursday as they made off with a 23-8 win. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 13 runs or more this season.
Mary Savoie made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in both of her plate appearances.
Aubre Mire
| 04/10/25 vs Johnson Bayou | 4 |
| 04/08/25 vs Singer | 3 |
| 04/03/25 vs South Cameron | 2 |
| 04/01/25 @ Starks | 0 |
| 03/27/25 @ Singer | 2 |
| + 5 more games |
In other batting news, Hackberry let Kynlin Moore and Aubre Mire run wild. Moore scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Mire scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. That's the most runs Mire has posted since back in March. Kinsley Brown was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Hackberry was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .800. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Elton came up short against South Cameron on Thursday, falling 22-1.
Hackberry pushed their record up to 8-7 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 19.0 runs over those games. As for Elton, their loss dropped their record down to 5-13.
Hackberry took their victory against Elton in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 17-7 score. Will the Mustangs repeat their success, or do the Indians have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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