The Concord Minutemen will hit the road for the first time this season to face off against the Bremen Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Concord is leaving town to face Bremen after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. The Minutemen fell just short of Lakeland by a score of 2-1 two weeks ago. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
Myles Jones was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over six innings pitched.
At the plate, Concord saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Norwood, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Bremen took on South Bend Riley on Saturday. The Lions blew past the Wildcats 24-0. The win continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now won five in a row.
Aiden Alvarado was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Alvarado was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Bremen got a massive performance out of Aden Hunziker, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance also gave Hunziker a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was Jack Wildauer, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one run.
Bremen kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits every time they've taken the field this season.
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