The Morrow Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Jonesboro Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Morrow will be strutting in after a victory while Jonesboro will be coming in after a loss.
Morrow proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by six) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Langston Hughes 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Mustangs have posted since March 24th.
Freddie Woods spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on eight hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, Morrow saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Donovan Dixon, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, Jonesboro came up short against Rockdale County on Thursday, falling 14-3. The Cardinals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Morrow's victory bumped their record up to 12-15. As for Jonesboro, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-18.
Morrow came out on top in a nail-biter against Jonesboro when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 10-9. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mustangs 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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