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| 05/08/26 - Neutral | 11-12 L |
| 04/17/26 - Away | 16-14 W |
| 04/17/26 - Away | 10-1 W |
| 05/17/25 - Neutral | 10-0 W |
| 05/16/25 - Neutral | 14-7 W |
| + 5 more games |
Needles is 9-1 against White Pine since May of 2024 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Mustangs will square off against the Bobcats at 10:00 a.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Needles is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over Lincoln County. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, White Pine had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.6 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 12-11 W against the Mustangs. That's two games straight that the Bobcats have won by just one run.
Laila Trujillo made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed six innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Trujillo was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs.
In other batting news, White Pine got a massive performance out of Camden Johnson, who went 1-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI Johnson has posted since back in March. Emmy Costello was another key player, going 2-for-5 with one home run and four RBI.
The victory got Needles back to even at 14-14. As for White Pine, their record now sits at 17-6.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
