Mansfield waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 6-5 W against the Milton Wildcats. That's two games straight that the Hornets have won by just one run.
Owen Haaland
| 05/23/25 vs Milton | 6 |
| 05/18/25 vs St. John's Prep | 4 |
| 03/27/25 vs Dighton-Rehoboth Regional | 4 |
| 05/07/25 vs Franklin | 1 |
| 04/14/25 @ Sharon | 1 |
Owen Haaland and Holden Kresge dominated on the mound. Haaland struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk), while Kresge pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Those six strikeouts gave Haaland a new career-high.
At the plate, Mansfield let Darrian Sanders and Brendan Vokey run wild. Sanders went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one RBI, while Vokey went 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI. Vokey has become a key player for Mansfield: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 8-10 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke McGuire, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Mansfield's victory bumped their record up to 13-10. As for Milton, they now have a losing record of 8-9.
Coming up, Mansfield will welcome Oliver Ames at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Milton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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