The Mandarin Mustangs will square off against the Andrew Jackson Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mandarin will be strutting in after a victory while Andrew Jackson will be coming in after a loss.
Mandarin took a ten-run defeat the last time they faced off against St. Augustine, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Mandarin skirted past St. Augustine 2-1.
Mandarin got a great performance from Zach Bouchard as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Those six strikeouts gave Bouchard a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Mandarin saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was CJ Murphy, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Andrew Jackson came up short against Miami on Monday and fell 7-3. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mandarin has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. Andrew Jackson's loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
Mandarin took their victory against Andrew Jackson in their previous meeting back in April of 2022 by a conclusive 12-0. Does Mandarin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Andrew Jackson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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