The Mifflinburg Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Midd-West Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Mifflinburg will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Montoursville, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Mifflinburg was the clear victor by a 9-1 margin over Montoursville on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mifflinburg.
Lane Hook made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Hook was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Zeb Hufnagle was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Midd-West had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They put the hurt on Central Columbia with a sharp 7-1 victory on Wednesday.
Like Mifflinburg, Midd-West also got a great game from a two-way player: Garret Leitzle. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over 6.2 innings pitched. Leitzle has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Leitzle was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Midd-West let Braxton Smith and Kyle Shupp loose on the outfield. Smith scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Shupp scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Mifflinburg has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Midd-West, their win bumped their record up to 7-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Mifflinburg has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Midd-West struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Mifflinburg skirted past Midd-West 3-1 in their previous meeting on April 8th. Does Mifflinburg have another victory up their sleeve, or will Midd-West turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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