The Mayo Spartans will take on the Austin Packers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mayo is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Mayo's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Tuesday. They came out on top against John Marshall by a score of 4-0. The four-run effort marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Austin's offense. They fell just short of Century by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Packers in their meetings with the Panthers: they've now lost three in a row.
Kaydence Schaefer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Austin saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Quinn Osgood, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base.
Mayo's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-0. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Austin, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
Everything went Mayo's way against Austin in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Mayo made off with a 15-5 win. Will the Spartans repeat their success, or do the Packers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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