On Friday, Mayfield faced Organ Mountain in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mayfield Trojans sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over the Organ Mountain Knights. This was a revenge game for Mayfield, as the team was forced to settle for a 7-0 defeat when these two played last Tuesday.
Mayfield let Isaac Seldner and Pancho Gonzalez loose on the outfield. Seldner scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Gonzalez got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base and two RBI.
On Organ Mountain's side, Matthew Hall was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits. Hall has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Hall was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Nate Leyva was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-3 with two RBI.
Mayfield is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-13 record this season. As for Organ Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 20-5.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Mayfield by a score of 4-0 later that day.
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