The Mitchell Mustangs will take on the Sickles Gryphons at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mitchell has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight defeats, while Sickles will come in with four straight victories.
Mitchell is headed into the matchup having just suffered their closest loss since February 24th on Wednesday. They fell just short of Hernando by a score of 3-1.
Andrew LaMacchia
| 04/08/26 vs Hernando | 6 |
| 04/02/26 @ Land O' Lakes | 5 |
| 03/26/26 vs Clearwater Central Catholic | 6 |
Andrew LaMacchia was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Thursday as neither Sickles nor Bloomingdale made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Gryphons walked away with a 6-1 win over the Bulls. Surprisingly, this marked the sixth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor in this series.
Sickles gave Ayden Rivera the start and clearly made the right call: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Rivera a new career-high in strikeouts (three). Ryan Carvajal relieved him and did a solid job, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Zack Dial, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one double. Jake Taylor was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one double.
Sickles' victory bumped their record up to 16-8. As for Mitchell, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-13.
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