The Munster Mustangs will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Wheeler Bearcats at 7:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Munster has five straight victories, Wheeler has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Thursday, Munster made easy work of Kankakee Valley and carried off an 11-1 win.
Munster got a great performance from Fuller Tyler as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Jarrett Mason was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Nyhan TJ, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Wheeler had to settle for a 9-7 loss against Portage on Monday.
Nick Bravo made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Lucas McNamara was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base.
Munster's victory bumped their record up to 13-11. As for Wheeler, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-11.
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