Mendon Unity has been on the road for four straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Seymour Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mendon Unity will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
On Monday, Mendon Unity earned an 8-3 victory over Rushville-Industry.
Cody Shaffer made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out 13 batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Shaffer was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and a run. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Simon Rabe was a standout: he scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Elijah Parsons, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Seymour lost a heartbreaker to Calhoun when they met back in April of 2018, and they left with a heavy heart again on Monday. Seymour lost 6-0 to Calhoun. Seymour has not had much luck with Calhoun recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Wyatt Niesen made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Mendon Unity's win bumped their record up to 16-4. As for Seymour, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-9.
Mendon Unity beat Seymour 6-1 in their previous matchup on April 13th. Will Mendon Unity repeat their success, or does Seymour have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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