The Mountainburg Dragons will face off against the Cedarville Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mountainburg has five straight wins, Cedarville has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Mountainburg's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 14-0 margin over Alpena. Considering the Dragons have won seven contests by more than nine runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
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Ryan Allen made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Levi Cowett was a standout: he scored two runs while going 2-for-3. What's more, he posted three RBI, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Bryson Quinalty, who went 1-for-3 with four RBI.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Cedarville's offense. They lost 10-0 to Lamar on Friday.
Cedarville's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Mountainburg, their victory bumped their record up to 10-4.
Everything went Mountainburg's way against Cedarville in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Mountainburg made off with an 18-8 win. Will the Dragons repeat their success, or do the Pirates have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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