The Linden-McKinley Panthers will square off against the Mifflin Punchers at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Linden-McKinley is looking for their season's first victory.
Linden-McKinley fell victim to Whetstone and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 15-0 to the Braves.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Mifflin, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over Columbus International on Friday. The Punchers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by ten runs or more this season.
X Kingery was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 15 over five innings pitched. Kingery was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Francis Awuah and Godwin Frimpong did most of the damage at the plate: Awuah scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Frimpong scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Mifflin is undefeated when Frimpong posts two or more stolen bases, but 1-2 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Wilfred Torres, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Mifflin's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average this season. As for Linden-McKinley, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Linden-McKinley suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Mifflin in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Will the Panthers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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