The Mansfield Tigers will be playing at home against the Troy Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Mansfield was able to grind out a solid victory over Campbell-Savona, taking the game 8-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mansfield.
The team relied heavily on Easton Cleveland-Pequignot, who went 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, a double, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Troy can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Northeast Bradford as Troy made off with a 16-1 win. The victory was nothing new for Troy as they're now sitting on three straight.
Camden Allen was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Allen has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive pitching appearances. Allen was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Cameron Harwick was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Clayton Smith was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 1-for-2.
Mansfield is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Troy, they pushed their record up to 12-4 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Mansfield suffered a grim 11-3 defeat to Troy in their previous matchup last Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Harwick, who pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Now that Mansfield knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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