The Mingo Central Miners are taking a road trip to face off against the Jenkins Cavaliers at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mingo Central will be strutting in after a win while Jenkins will be coming in after a defeat.
On Tuesday, Mingo Central made easy work of Phelps and carried off an 11-1 victory.
Ryan Fabin made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Mingo Central is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-9 otherwise. Fabin was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March.
Corey Mahon
| 04/29/25 vs Phelps | 2 |
| 03/21/25 @ Belfry | 1 |
| 04/05/24 @ St. Joseph Central | 1 |
| 03/18/24 @ Phelps | 1 |
In other batting news, Corey Mahon was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two doubles, and one stolen base. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron Blankenship, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Jenkins was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They came up short against Castlewood, falling 15-0.
Mingo Central is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-10 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Jenkins, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-13.
Everything went Mingo Central's way against Jenkins in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as Mingo Central made off with an 18-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Miners 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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