The North Shore Mustangs will take on the Lee Ganders at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday. Lee took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on North Shore, who comes in off a win.
North Shore proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by eight) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Sterling, sneaking past 4-3.
The team relied heavily on Zion Ashford, who went 2-for-4 with one triple and one run.
Ashford wasn't the only one making solid contact: North Shore kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Lee fell victim to Dayton and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 14-0 to the Broncos. The defeat continues a trend for the Ganders in their meetings with the Broncos: they've now lost three in a row.
North Shore is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 3-8-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Lee, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
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