The Strayhorn Mustangs will venture away from home to square off against the Hickory Flat Rebels at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Strayhorn has three straight wins, Hickory Flat has 21 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Tuesday, Strayhorn made easy work of Horn Lake and carried off a 14-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won seven matches by eight runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Hickory Flat fell victim to Potts Camp and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 13-0 to the Cardinals. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Strayhorn's win bumped their record up to 8-10. As for Hickory Flat, their loss dropped their record down to 0-18.
Everything went Strayhorn's way against Hickory Flat when the teams last played last Tuesday, as Strayhorn made off with a 15-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mustangs since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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