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| 05/10/24 - Home | 10-5 W |
| 05/08/24 - Away | 12-2 W |
| 05/05/23 - Away | 5-2 W |
| 04/24/23 - Home | 3-5 L |
| 05/09/22 - Home | 12-2 W |
| + 5 more games |
Mechanicsburg and West Jefferson are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Indians will head out on the road to challenge the Roughriders at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Mechanicsburg 1.9, West Jefferson 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
The home team had come away the winner the last four times Mechanicsburg and Greeneview had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Indians fell just short of the Rams by a score of 4-3 on Thursday. Indians fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Rams since on Thursday.
Colton Walborn spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on seven hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Chris Ritchie was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run and one double. That double was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Crew Lafary, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, West Jefferson had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12 runs) and they went ahead and made it ten on Friday. They put the hurt on the Knights with a sharp 10-0 victory. Give the Roughriders' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
West Jefferson pushed their record up to 16-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.2 runs over those games. As for Mechanicsburg, they moved to 11-3 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Mechanicsburg beat West Jefferson 10-5 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Indians since the squad 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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