Hoxie is on a three-game streak of home losses, and White County Central a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Monday. The Hoxie Mustangs will host the White County Central Bears at 4:30 p.m. Hoxie will be strutting in after a win while White County Central will be coming in after a defeat.
Hoxie will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run last Thursday, then bounced right back against Delta on Friday. Hoxie walked away with an 11-8 victory over Delta. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Mustangs' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Mack Slaughter made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-5. He has become a key player for Hoxie: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 1-5 otherwise.
Mattox Glenn
| 03/21/25 @ Delta | 3 |
| 03/17/25 @ Brinkley | 1 |
| 03/11/25 @ Marmaduke | 1 |
| 03/03/25 vs Augusta | 1 |
| 04/09/24 vs Melbourne | 1 |
In other batting news, Mattox Glenn and Christian Nichols did most of the damage at the plate: Glenn scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Nichols scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Those three runs gave Glenn a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Dalton Neely, who scored a run and stole four bases while going 1-for-5.
Hoxie always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .565. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Meanwhile, White County Central didn't have quite enough to beat Hillcrest last Thursday and fell 9-7.
White County Central's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Hoxie, their win bumped their record up to 4-5.
Hoxie suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to White County Central when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Will Hoxie have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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