Mansfield waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They had just enough and edged the Cowanesque Valley Indians out 11-10. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
The team relied heavily on Andy Hermanson, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. Cameron Caldwell was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
On Cowanesque Valley's side, Ayren Morgan was cooking despite his team's loss, going 5-for-5 with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Jordan Vargeson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Cowanesque Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That's the best batting average they've managed all season.
Mansfield pushed their record up to 6-1 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Cowanesque Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-4.
Mansfield is on the road again on Friday to play Canton at 4:30 p.m. Canton's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Mansfield's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Cowanesque Valley, they will be playing at home against Oswayo Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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