The McGuffey Highlanders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Laurel Highlands Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. McGuffey will be strutting in after a victory while Laurel Highlands will be coming in after a loss.
McGuffey is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Brownsville with a sharp 13-2 win on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for McGuffey, who have now won three matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Ryan Keith spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, sadly, Laurel Highlands is still looking for their first win of the season after 11 contests. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Ringgold on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Laurel Highlands has lost by exactly three runs.
Jack Johns was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
McGuffey now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Laurel Highlands, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.
McGuffey might still be hurting after the 10-3 loss they got from Laurel Highlands in their previous meeting back in March of 2019. Can McGuffey avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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