The Mineral Point Pointers will square off against the Cuba City Cubans on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
15 must be Mineral Point's lucky number: they beat Parkview with that score not once but twice on Tuesday. The Pointers didn't even let the Vikings on the board, marking the Pointers' second-straight 15-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Pointers, who have now won 17 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Mineral Point got a massive performance out of Austyn Kinch, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Maddy Kabat, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI.
Mineral Point always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .692. The last time their OBP was this high was back in May of 2025.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Cuba City had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Wildcats as they made off with a 16-8 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Cubans considering their two-run performance the game before.
Mineral Point pushed their record up to 24-4 with the victory, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Cuba City, their victory bumped their record up to 10-11.
Everything went Mineral Point's way against Cuba City when the teams last played on May 7th, as Mineral Point made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pointers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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