Mitchell and Land O' Lakes are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2022, but likely not for long. The Mitchell Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Land O' Lakes Gators at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Mitchell 2.6, Land O' Lakes 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Thursday, Mitchell needed a bit of extra time to put away Countryside. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Cougars 4-3. Winning may never get old, but the Mustangs sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
AYDEN GAINS looked comfortable as he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Mitchell is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-4 otherwise.
LOGAN KOSLIN
| 03/13/25 vs Countryside | 3 |
| 02/20/25 vs Gulf | 3 |
| 03/05/25 vs Fivay | 2 |
| 02/18/25 @ Hudson | 2 |
| 02/14/25 vs Zephyrhills | 2 |
| + 2 more games |
On the hitting side, LOGAN KOSLIN was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing Three bases. while going 2-for-4. Mitchell is undefeated when KOSLIN posts two or more stolen bases, but 2-4 otherwise.
Land O' Lakes had taken Weeki Wachee down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Wednesday. Land O' Lakes fell 6-3 to Weeki Wachee. That's two games in a row now that the Gators have lost by exactly three runs.
Aiden Marsiglio was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits.
At the plate, Santi Busot made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April of 2024. Brody Marks also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Land O' Lakes has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-6 record this season. Mitchell's win bumped their record up to 7-4.
Mitchell beat Land O' Lakes 5-2 when the teams last played on Tuesday. Will Mitchell repeat their success, or does Land O' Lakes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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