Mifflinburg is 2-8 against Montoursville since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Mifflinburg Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Montoursville Warriors at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mifflinburg took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They skirted past Lewisburg 12-11.
Mifflinburg got a massive performance out of Troy Dressler, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. Dressler has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Chambers, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Montoursville had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. They came out on top against the Bluejays by a score of 10-5.
Logan Kirby tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, Quinn Ranck was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Brody Aldenderfer, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Mifflinburg's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3. As for Montoursville, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
Everything went Mifflinburg's way against Montoursville when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Mifflinburg made off with a 7-1 win. Will Mifflinburg repeat their success, or does Montoursville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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