The Tuslaw Mustangs will square off against the Norwayne Bobcats at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Tuslaw will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
On Friday, Tuslaw needed a bit of extra time to put away Black River. They beat the Pirates by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 4-3.
Andrew Shackle tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Keenan Kinsey, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Tuslaw kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Black River only managed three hits.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Norwayne took on Norton on Monday. The Bobcats walked away with a 7-3 victory over the Panthers.
Norwayne is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.7 runs over those games. As for Tuslaw, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-9.
Tuslaw couldn't quite finish off Norwayne in their previous meeting back in March of 2021 and fell 10-8. Can the Mustangs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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