The Mendon Unity Mustangs will be playing at home against the Augusta Southeastern Suns at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mendon Unity has eight straight wins, Augusta Southeastern has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Tuesday, while Mendon Unity put up some runs, the same can't be said for Hamilton. Mendon Unity won by a run and slipped past Hamilton 1-0. That's two games straight that Mendon Unity has won by just one run.
Meanwhile, Augusta Southeastern came up short against Seymour on Wednesday and fell 7-4.
Augusta Southeastern saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Fry, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI. Another player making a difference was Owen Rigg, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Mendon Unity pushed their record up to 9-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Augusta Southeastern, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Mendon Unity has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Augusta Southeastern struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Mendon Unity took their win against Augusta Southeastern in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 12-2. Will Mendon Unity repeat their success, or does Augusta Southeastern have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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