The Hoxie Mustangs are taking a road trip to face off against the East Poinsett County Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Hoxie has given up an average of 11.5 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Hoxie is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 17 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Rivercrest on Thursday. They lost 15-0 to the Colts. The Mustangs have struggled against the Colts recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, East Poinsett County had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They never let the Greyhounds get on the board and left with a 15-0 win.
East Poinsett County pushed their record up to 8-10 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Hoxie, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-12.
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