The Colonel Crawford Eagles will take on the Mansfield Christian Flames in a tournament on Friday. The timing is sure in Colonel Crawford's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Mansfield Christian has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road.
Colonel Crawford lost 11-1 to Willard on Tuesday.
Bucyrus hit Mansfield Christian with a ten-run seventh inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Flames fell 10-5 to the Redmen.
Joshua Hillman was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over 6.1 innings pitched. Hillman was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
In other batting news, JR Reeder made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Josiah Schleusener was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Mansfield Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 4-16. As for Colonel Crawford, their loss dropped their record down to 10-13.
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