The Germantown Mavericks will square off against the Gulfport Admirals at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Gulfport took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Germantown, who comes in off a win.
Germantown's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Newton County 8-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Mavericks have posted since April 6, 2024.
Brooks Hardy was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of John Riley North, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Gulfport suffered their biggest loss since April 3, 2024 on Saturday. They came up short against Archbishop Rummel, falling 9-1. The loss was the Admirals' first of the season.
Gulfport saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brodie Hignight, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one double.
The victory made it two in a row for Germantown and bumps their season record up to a perfect 2-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs over those games. As for Gulfport, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Germantown took their win against Gulfport in their previous meeting back in February of 2023 by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Germantown since the team 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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