Melrose-Mindoro is 1-9 against Blair-Taylor since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Melrose-Mindoro Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the Blair-Taylor Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. Melrose-Mindoro will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Melrose-Mindoro can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. Everything went their way against Whitehall as Melrose-Mindoro made off with a 13-6 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Melrose-Mindoro considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Isabella Rozek was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Rozek was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Melrose-Mindoro let Cooper Zeman and Ayla Reuter loose on the outfield. Zeman scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5, while Reuter went 2-for-4 with two triples, three RBI, and two runs. Hailey Hiles was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Blair-Taylor fell victim to Fall Creek and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They lost 12-0 to the Crickets. The matchup marked the first time this season in which Blair-Taylor was not able to get on the board.
Melrose-Mindoro is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Blair-Taylor, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-5.
Melrose-Mindoro skirted past Blair-Taylor 11-10 in their previous matchup back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for Melrose-Mindoro since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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