The Joshua Owls will venture away from home to take on the Mansfield Summit Jaguars at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Joshua has six straight victories, Mansfield Summit has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Joshua can't be too worried about heading out to take on Mansfield Summit: they just beat Cleburne at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Joshua's pitchers stepped up to hand Cleburne a 4-0 shutout on Thursday. The game was the first time the Owls have beaten the Yellowjackets on their field since April 27, 2021.
Meanwhile, Mansfield Summit started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Azle. They fell just short of the Hornets by a score of 6-4 on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Jaguars have suffered since March 6th.
Joshua's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-6-1. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Mansfield Summit, their loss dropped their record down to 6-15.
Joshua was able to grind out a solid win over Mansfield Summit when the teams last played back in March of 2024, winning 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Joshua 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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