Mount Pleasant has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Christiana Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Tuesday, Mount Pleasant fell victim to a rough 14-4 defeat at the hands of Red Lion Christian Academy. Mount Pleasant has not had much luck with Red Lion Christian Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, everything went Christiana's way against DuPont on Tuesday as Christiana made off with a 15-5 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Christiana.
Max McCaffery made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed five innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. McCaffery was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Christiana let Jayce Bielicki and Hunter Walsh loose on the outfield. Bielicki got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs, while Walsh scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jordan Bielicki, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Mount Pleasant's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Christiana, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season.
Mount Pleasant skirted past Christiana 1-0 in their previous meeting back in April of 2015. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mount Pleasant 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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