The Redmond Mustangs will take on the Kentwood Conquerors at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Redmond will be strutting in after a win while Kentwood will be coming in after a defeat.
Redmond took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Liberty a 5-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Hiroshi Johnson's shutout, as he gave up just five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Redmond saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lance Burt, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. Jay Heath was another, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Kentwood's offense. They fell 4-0 to Tahoma on Wednesday. The Conquerors just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.
Redmond has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Kentwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
Redmond was able to grind out a solid win over Kentwood in their previous matchup back in March of 2019, winning 5-0. Do the Mustangs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Conquerors turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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