North Mesquite is 0-3 against Wilson since March of 2018 but things could change on Friday. The North Mesquite Stallions will head out on the road to challenge the Wilson Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
North Mesquite's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Seagoville 10-0. The Stallions haven't had any issues with the Dragons recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Wilson took on Adams on Thursday. Everything went Wilson's way against Adams as Wilson made off with an 11-0 win. The game marked the Wildcats' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Jesus Fermines was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two).
In other batting news, Juan ?JD? Arranda was a standout: he scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Oliver Minyard was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Wilson has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. North Mesquite's record is now 6-3-2.
North Mesquite suffered a grim 8-2 defeat to Wilson in their previous matchup back in March of 2022. Can North Mesquite avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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