The Pearce Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the Highland Park Scots at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Pearce sitting on four straight victories and Highland Park on eight.
Pearce will head into Monday's matchup having proved themselves against Irving: Pearce barely beat Irving the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Pearce was the clear victor by a 14-2 margin over Irving on Monday.
Pearce got a great performance from Braydon Stout as he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Tyler Sessions, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Jewlyen Thomas Roberts was another key contributor, going 1-for-1 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, Highland Park got themselves on the board against Richardson on Monday, but Richardson never followed suit. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with a 10-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Highland Park considering their one-run performance the match before.
Pearce has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-14 record this season. As for Highland Park, they pushed their record up to 16-11-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Pearce was able to grind out a solid win over Highland Park when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 7-4. Does Pearce have another victory up their sleeve, or will Highland Park turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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