Melba and Parma are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2019, but likely not for long. The Mustangs will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Panthers at 5:30 p.m. Melba will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Melba is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Vision get on the board and left with a 20-0 victory on Thursday. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by seven runs or more this season.
CJ Husted
| 04/09/26 vs Vision | 3 |
| 03/31/26 vs Marsing | 2 |
| 03/28/26 vs Ontario | 2 |
| 03/27/26 vs Nyssa | 2 |
| 03/19/26 @ Weiser | 2 |
CJ Husted made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Husted was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three runs and one RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.
Melba always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .575. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Vision only posted an OBP of .235.
New Plymouth hit Parma with a four-run seventh inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Panthers took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pilgrims. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their meetings with the Pilgrims: they've now lost three in a row.
Parma saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaden Cole, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Melba pushed their record up to 13-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Parma, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Melba has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Parma struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 4.9 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Melba came up short against Parma when the teams last played back in May of 2025, falling 4-1. Can the Mustangs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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