Mt. Pleasant is 2-8 against James Lick since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Cardinals will host the Comets at 4:00 p.m. Mt. Pleasant is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
Mt. Pleasant took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Overfelt, sneaking past 4-2.
Mt. Pleasant saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josue Parra, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, James Lick can bid farewell to their six-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Independence as they made off with a 21-5 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Comets considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Isaiah Vaughn was a standout: he went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Juan Ecsoto, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, four runs, and two RBI.
Mt. Pleasant pushed their record up to 10-5 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for James Lick, their win bumped their record up to 4-8.
Everything went Mt. Pleasant's way against James Lick when the teams last played back in March, as Mt. Pleasant made off with an 11-2 victory. Do the Cardinals have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Comets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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