The Mt. Gilead Indians will head out on the road to take on the Pleasant Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Mt. Gilead will be strutting in after a win while Pleasant will be coming in after a defeat.
Pleasant is hoping to do on Monday what Northridge couldn't on Friday: put an end to Mt. Gilead's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Mt. Gilead sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 victory over Northridge. That's two games straight that Mt. Gilead has won by exactly two runs.
Cole Fricke spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mt. Gilead's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Gage Baker, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Young, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Pleasant lost 14-4 to Marion Harding last Tuesday.
Mt. Gilead has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-12 record this season. As for Pleasant, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Mt. Gilead suffered a grim 13-3 defeat to Pleasant when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Mt. Gilead avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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