The Musselman Applemen will head out on the road to challenge the Petersburg Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Musselman took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They put the hurt on Pendleton County with a sharp 7-1 win. The Applemen haven't had any issues with the Wildcat recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Wyatt McClintock and Izaac Gilbert made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, McClintock tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Gilbert struck out 11 batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. What's more, he gave up only two walks, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024. At the plate, McClintock went 1-for-2 with two runs and one triple, while Gilbert went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. McClintock is becoming a predictor of Musselman's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
Ryder Ganse
| 03/29/25 vs Pendleton County | 3 |
| 03/27/25 vs Hampshire | 1 |
| 03/21/25 @ South Hagerstown | 1 |
| 03/19/25 vs Millbrook | 1 |
| 05/08/24 vs Spring Mills | 1 |
In other batting news, Ryder Ganse was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Petersburg). They never let Tucker County get on the board and left with a 24-0 win on Saturday. The Vikings' victory was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Petersburg's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Musselman, their record now sits at 3-4.
Musselman took their win against Petersburg in their previous matchup back in April of 2019 by a conclusive 14-8. Will Musselman repeat their success, or does Petersburg has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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