The Moberly Spartans will take on the Hannibal Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Moberly will be looking to extend their current 12-game winning streak.
Moberly's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They put the hurt on Northeast with a sharp 10-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won 12 games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Hannibal sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over Marshall on Friday. The Pirates haven't had any issues with the Owls recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Cooper Scott spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on nine hits. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Hannibal is undefeated when he allows at most one walk, but 7-11 otherwise.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Patrick Arthaud, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two doubles, and one run. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high.
Moberly pushed their record up to 20-3 with the victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Hannibal, their victory bumped their record up to 10-11.
Moberly beat Hannibal 5-2 in their previous meeting on April 1st. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Spartans since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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