Mingus is 2-8 against Coconino since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Mingus Marauders will head out on the road to square off against the Coconino Panthers at 4:00 p.m. Mingus will be strutting in after a win while Coconino will be coming in after a loss.
Mingus will head into Wednesday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a two-point defeat in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Agua Fria on Wednesday. Mingus blew past Agua Fria 16-3.
Kaden Pusl made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Pusl has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Pusl was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Pops Godina was incredible, going 5-for-5 with a home run, four runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Carter Wacker, who went 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double.
Meanwhile, Coconino unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 5-2 to Flagstaff. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Coconino couldn't push the score so high this time.
Coconino saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Culwell, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Mingus' victory bumped their record up to 11-13. As for Coconino, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-8.
Mingus suffered a grim 14-6 defeat to Coconino when the teams last played on April 3rd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Culwell, who struck out six batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Now that Mingus knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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