The Needles Mustangs will be playing at home against the Churchill County Greenwave at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Needles will be strutting in after a win while Churchill County will be coming in after a defeat.
Needles saw some tournament action on Thursday. They walked away with a 7-4 victory over Camp Verde. The win continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Cowboys: they've now won four in a row.
The team relied heavily on Holden Jones, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. JD Lusk was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Churchill County lost 11-1 to Southwest EC on Thursday.
Churchill County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was James Kelsey, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and one run.
Churchill County's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 0-1-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Needles, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
