Mineola had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Winnsboro Raiders out 3-2. For Mineola, this counts as revenge for the 15-6 defeat Winnsboro walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Mahayla McMahon was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Caroline Castleberry, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Mineola has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Winnsboro, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-5-1.
Mineola will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Mount Vernon at 6:00 p.m. on April 2nd. As for Winnsboro, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Quitman at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Winnsboro's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Quitman's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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