Nixon-Smiley is on a four-game streak of home losses, Great Hearts Northern Oaks a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Nixon-Smiley Mustangs will take on the Great Hearts Northern Oaks Griffins at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Nixon-Smiley fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Luling on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 8-7.
Meanwhile, Great Hearts Northern Oaks fell victim to a rough 14-2 defeat at the hands of Marion on Tuesday.
Great Hearts Northern Oaks saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Egan Mazeika, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Nixon-Smiley's loss dropped their record down to 2-13-2. As for Great Hearts Northern Oaks, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-11.
Nixon-Smiley suffered a grim 13-3 defeat to Great Hearts Northern Oaks in their previous meeting on April 2nd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Great Hearts Northern Oaks' Nicholas Franzese, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Now that Nixon-Smiley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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