The Mandeville Skippers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Catholic-B.R. Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Mandeville: 2.1, Catholic-B.R.: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, everything went Mandeville's way against Northlake Christian as Mandeville made off with an 8-1 victory.
Mason Hickman and Wes Carr did most of the damage at the plate: Hickman scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Carr went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Hickman is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Peyton Lirette was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Catholic-B.R. unfortunately witnessed the end of their 18-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of Winter Park by a score of 4-3.
Catholic-B.R. also got a good showing from Cohen LeBlanc, who pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Catholic-B.R. saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Ruckert, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Mandeville's win bumped their record up to 14-4. As for Catholic-B.R., their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 18-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Mandeville has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Catholic-B.R. struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.1 per game. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Mandeville came out on top in a nail-biter against Catholic-B.R. in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, sneaking past 6-5. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Catholic-B.R.'s Clayton Pourciau, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and a double. Now that he won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be that much easier for Mandeville to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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