The Chisum Mustangs will head out to face off against the Como-Pickton Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Chisum hadn't beaten Commerce on the road since March 21, 2023 but that history sure didn't bother them on Friday. The Mustangs walked away with an 11-6 win over the Tigers.
Claytie Simpson was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Addie Daigle, who went 2-for-4 with three runs.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Como-Pickton). Everything went their way against Cumby on Thursday as they made off with a 25-4 victory. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 contests by six runs or more this season.
The win (which was Como-Pickton's fifth in a row) raised their record to 20-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.4 runs over those games. As for Chisum, they now have a winning record of 11-10.
Chisum couldn't quite finish off Como-Pickton when the teams last played back in February and fell 9-7. Can the Mustangs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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