The Mississinewa Indians will head out on the road to face off against the Taylor Titans at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mississinewa has three straight victories, Taylor has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Mississinewa beats Taylor with ten runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Mississinewa came out on top against Oak Hill by a score of 10-7 on Monday.
Kenny Ayala looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kohen Bailey, who fired off two home runs, six RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Lio Matamoros, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Taylor lost 11-4 to Tri-Central on Monday.
Taylor saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Johnson, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Mississinewa's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-4. As for Taylor, their loss dropped their record down to 3-18.
Mississinewa came out on top in a nail-biter against Taylor when the teams last played back in May of 2019, sneaking past 13-12. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mississinewa since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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