The Jenkins Cavaliers will take on the Mingo Central Miners at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Jenkins is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak.
Jenkins fell victim to Castlewood and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They came up short against the Blue Devils, falling 15-0.
Meanwhile, Mingo Central made easy work of Phelps on Tuesday and carried off an 11-1 victory.
Ryan Fabin made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Mingo Central is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-9 otherwise. Fabin was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Corey Mahon was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two doubles, and one stolen base. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Aaron Blankenship, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Mingo Central has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 5-10 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Jenkins, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-13.
Jenkins suffered a grim 18-1 defeat to Mingo Central in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Will the Cavaliers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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