The Mona Shores Sailors will challenge the Whitehall Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mona Shores is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, Mona Shores made easy work of Hastings and carried off a 7-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Sailors.
Mona Shores got a great performance from Julian Thielbar as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched.
Trevor Cunningham
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On the hitting side, Trevor Cunningham was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. Tanner Jones was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Mona Shores was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hastings only posted a batting average of .000.
Meanwhile, Whitehall lost 10-2 to Montague on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Vikings have suffered against the Wildcats since May 1, 2021.
This is the second loss in a row for Whitehall and nudges their season record down to 1-3. As for Mona Shores, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Mona Shores' speedy runners might be the difference in Thursday's match. The Sailors have been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Whitehall, though, as they've been averaging only 1 stolen bases. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Mona Shores continue to outrun the ball?
Mona Shores skirted past Whitehall 3-2 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Do the Sailors have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Vikings turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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