The Huntingdon Mustangs will face off against the Riverside Panthers at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Huntingdon comes in on 11 and Riverside on five.
Huntingdon stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Smith County as Huntingdon made off with a 10-1 win.
Sweetwater typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Riverside proved too difficult a challenge. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Wildcats 5-3.
Stone Wallace was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Wallace has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Wallace was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Wallace wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cole Yarbro, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI. Yarbro has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Jase England was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Huntingdon is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season. As for Riverside, their record now sits at 20-16.
Huntingdon came up short against Riverside when the teams last played back in April of 2016, falling 10-7. Can Huntingdon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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