Mantachie came into their game on Saturday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 11-3 to the Pine Grove Panthers. The Mustangs have struggled against the Panthers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Mantachie saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tripp Barnes, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Mantachie's loss dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Pine Grove, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mantachie will take on Tremont at 2:00 p.m. on Monday. The Mustangs' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Eagles have averaged an impressive 8 runs per game this season. As for Pine Grove, they will challenge Walnut at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The Wildcats have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.07 runs per game on average), something the Panthers will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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