The North Oldham Mustangs will head out to take on the DuPont Manual Crimsons at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. North Oldham is coming into the contest on a six-game losing streak.
North Oldham fell victim to Eastern and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 1-0.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but DuPont Manual ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They walked away with a 15-11 victory over Henry Clay.
Nick Ballard and Aiden Yuhas made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Ballard pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Meanwhile, Yuhas tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. At the plate, Ballard went 3-for-5 with one home run, six RBI, and two runs, while Yuhas went 3-for-5 with one run and one RBI. Those three hits gave Yuhas a new career-high.
In other batting news, Wes Cameron was excellent, going 2-for-6 with three runs and three RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Preston Jolly, who got on base in three of his six plate appearances with three runs and one RBI.
DuPont Manual kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
DuPont Manual's record is now 13-16. As for North Oldham, their loss dropped their record down to 14-21.
North Oldham couldn't quite finish off DuPont Manual in their previous matchup back in March of 2024 and fell 3-1. Can the Mustangs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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