Mendenhall had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over the Pelahatchie Chiefs. Six seems to be a good number for Mendenhall as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Jeremiah Magee spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits.
On the hitting side, Tylan Collins was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Victor Davis, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Mendenhall pushed their record up to 6-8 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Pelahatchie, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-14 record this season.
Mendenhall will have a chance to go back-to-back against Pelahatchie: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 1:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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