The Crawford County Wolfpack will play host again on Monday to welcome the Mitchell Bluejackets, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Thursday, Crawford County came up short against Paoli and fell 8-4.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Mitchell's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Barr-Reeve. Mitchell has not had much luck with Barr-Reeve recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Simon Gaines spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on four hits.
On the hitting side, Mitchell saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was AJ Sarver, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Crawford County's defeat dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Mitchell, their loss dropped their record down to 16-6.
Crawford County suffered a grim 10-3 defeat to Mitchell when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mitchell's Ashton Luman, who struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Now that Crawford County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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