The Argonaut Mustangs will venture away from home to take on the Galt Warriors at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Argonaut has four straight wins, Galt has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Argonaut came out on top against Bradshaw Christian on Tuesday thanks in part to the team's impressive four-run first inning. The Mustangs put the hurt on the Pride with a sharp 7-1 victory. Considering the Mustangs have won seven games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Kendall Baker spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on five hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Bri Bowers was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and one triple. Another player making a difference was AJ Schultz, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Bradshaw Christian hit Galt with a five-run fifth inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Warriors might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 10-0 to the Pride, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Galt saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brooklyn Lunsford, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Argonaut's win bumped their record up to 16-7. As for Galt, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-12.
Argonaut couldn't quite get it done against Galt in their previous meeting on April 7th as they fell 12-9. Can the Mustangs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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