The Mandeville Skippers will head out on the road to take on the Holden Rockets at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Holden will be up against a hot Mandeville team: the squad just extended their winning streak to six. Mandeville put the hurt on Cabrini with a sharp 16-1 victory on Friday. That looming 16-1 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Skippers yet this season.
Zoe Burg looked comfortable as she struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Ella Matthews was a standout: she scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 3-for-3. Those stolen bases were her first of the season. Grace Richard was another key player, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
Mandeville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .710. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2024.
While Holden didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against University Lab on Monday as Holden made off with a 16-4 win. Considering the Rockets have won four matches by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Holden has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. Mandeville's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Mandeville was able to grind out a solid win over Holden in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, winning 9-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mandeville since the team 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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