The Midd-West Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the Mifflinburg Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Midd-West will head into Wednesday's contest after some sweet revenge against Central Columbia: Midd-West couldn't quite topple Central Columbia on Wednesday, but it was still a huge improvement compared to the ten-point loss they took when the two last played. Everything went Midd-West's way against Central Columbia as Midd-West made off with a 7-1 victory. The win was a breath of fresh air for Midd-West as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Garret Leitzle was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over 6.2 innings pitched. Leitzle has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Leitzle was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Braxton Smith and Kyle Shupp did most of the damage at the plate: Smith scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Shupp scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Mifflinburg has not done well against Montoursville recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Mifflinburg blew past Montoursville 9-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mifflinburg.
Like Midd-West, Mifflinburg also got a great game from a two-way player: Lane Hook. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Hook was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Zeb Hufnagle was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
Midd-West's record is now 7-5. As for Mifflinburg, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Friday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. Midd-West hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .324. However, it's not like Mifflinburg struggles in that department as they've averaged .318. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Midd-West couldn't quite finish off Mifflinburg in their previous meeting on April 8th and fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mifflinburg's Mason Schneck, who struck out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that Midd-West knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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