Mandarin and Bartram Trail are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2015, but likely not for long. The Mandarin Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the Bartram Trail Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mandarin is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Mandarin gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Atlantic Coast with a sharp 10-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Mandarin considering their two-run performance the game before.
Mandarin got a great performance from Chloe Jenkins as she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Makenzie Cady was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Samantha Albert, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and a triple.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Bartram Trail had to settle for a 9-7 defeat against Episcopal School of Jacksonville on Tuesday. Bartram Trail has not had much luck with Episcopal School of Jacksonville recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Mandarin has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Bartram Trail, their loss dropped their record down to 7-11.
Mandarin beat Bartram Trail 7-4 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Mandarin repeat their success, or does Bartram Trail have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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