The Myers Park Mustangs will take on the Cuthbertson Cavaliers on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Myers Park 2.7, Cuthbertson 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Myers Park is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Mooresville a 7-0 shutout. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matches by seven runs or more this season.
Not much got past Henry Bauer, who gave up just a hit to keep Mooresville off the board. Bauer has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Jaxon West and Sam Bundon did most of the damage at the plate: West went a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles and one run, while Bundon went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double. Those two doubles gave West a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Thomas Jokinen, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Cuthbertson sidestepped Sun Valley for a 9-8 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cavaliers.
Myers Park has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Cuthbertson, they pushed their record up to 23-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Myers Park skirted past Cuthbertson 2-1 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. 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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