Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mansfield). They blew past the Northern Potter Panthers 18-3 on Thursday. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Alex Davis
| 04/17/25 @ Northern Potter | 3 |
| 04/07/25 vs Canton | 2 |
| 04/03/25 vs Cowanesque Valley | 2 |
| 03/31/25 vs Athens | 1 |
| 03/27/25 @ Troy | 1 |
| + 6 more games |
Easton Cleveland-Pequignot and Alex Davis made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Cleveland-Pequignot tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Meanwhile, Davis pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. At the plate, Cleveland-Pequignot went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double, while Davis got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. That's the most runs Davis has posted since back in May of 2024.
In other batting news, Mansfield got a massive performance out of Riley Oakes, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Shaw, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Mansfield kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in five consecutive games.
Mansfield pushed their record up to 6-1-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Northern Potter, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Mansfield beat the Panthers by a score of 17-1 later that day.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
