Sunlake has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Mitchell Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Sunlake fell victim to Pasco and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They suffered a rough 6-0 defeat at the hands of the Pirates.
Sunlake got a good showing from Matthew Davignon, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Davignon has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits every time he's pitched this season.
Meanwhile, Mitchell sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over George Jenkins on Friday.
Mitchell also got a great performance from Landon Serrano as he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
On the hitting side, Mitchell saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trevor Wesley, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Sunlake has not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season. As for Mitchell, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Sunlake has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Mitchell struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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