Mississinewa can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Saturday. They walked away with an 8-5 win over the Jay County Patriots. For Mississinewa, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 loss Jay County walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Kenny Ayala tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over six innings pitched.
At the plate, Mississinewa's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Leyton Stearns, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Nolan Quaderer, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
The win got Mississinewa back to even at 1-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Jay County by a score of 11-6 later that day.
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