The Mojave Mustangs are taking a road trip to square off against the Lone Pine Golden Eagles at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Mojave has given up an average of 12.3 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Mojave came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 22-1 to North. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, the Mustangs couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Lone Pine was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 14th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost an 8-7 heartbreaker at the hands of Trona. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Mojave's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Lone Pine, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Mojave took their win against Lone Pine in their previous meeting on April 10th by a conclusive 13-3 score. 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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