The Minarets Mustangs will venture away from home to square off against the Edison Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Minarets' pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Edison's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Minarets is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Saturday, they were much more limited against Sunnyside on Tuesday. They fell 6-2 to the Wildcats. The Mustangs haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Minarets got a good showing from Carson Gibson, who pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Minarets saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Mitchell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Edison lost 12-1 to Highland on Tuesday. The loss was the Tigers' first of the season.
Anthony Cobian was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Cobian was even better at the plate, scoring a run and stealing Four bases. while going 2-for-3. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
Having lost for the first time this season, Edison fell to 2-1. As for Minarets, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Minarets has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Edison struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.7 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Minarets might still be hurting after the 12-5 defeat they got from Edison in their previous matchup back in February of 2022. Can Minarets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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