Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mullen). They walked away with a 13-9 win over the Chandler Wolves on Saturday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Mustangs with their most commanding win of the season.
Jake Clark looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Mullen is 2-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 1-2 otherwise.
Thomas Stewart
| 03/22/25 vs Chandler | 5 |
| 05/17/24 vs Thompson Valley | 2 |
| 04/18/24 vs Mead | 2 |
| 03/09/24 @ Bear Creek | 2 |
| 03/21/25 vs Bishop Manogue | 1 |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Thomas Stewart, who went 2-for-5 with one home run and five RBI. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Nathan Slucki also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Mullen was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
The victory got Mullen back to even at 3-3. As for Chandler, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-6-1.
Looking ahead, Mullen will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they takes on Thomas Jefferson at 4:15 p.m. on the 31st. Mullen is facing Thomas Jefferson at the right time seeing as Thomas Jefferson is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Chandler, they will head out on the road to face off against Casteel at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Chandler's pitchers better be ready for this one: Casteel has averaged an impressive 7.9 runs per game this season.
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