The Mantachie Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the Lewisburg Patriots at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mantachie is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
Last Saturday, Mantachie didn't have quite enough to beat Saltillo and fell 9-8.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lewisburg). They put the hurt on Horn Lake with a sharp 20-1 win on Monday. The victory continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won nine in a row.
Leona-Klaire Stokes was incredible, going 1-for-2 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Mikayla Johnson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Lewisburg was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .619. They are 4-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Lewisburg's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Mantachie, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
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