The Middletown Mustangs are taking a road trip to square off against the Cloverdale Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Middletown has given up an average of 9.3 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Middletown lost 13-6 to Clear Lake on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Mustangs in their meetings with the Cardinals: they've now lost five in a row.
Hayden Xavier was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and one triple. Another player making a difference was Tyler Galamay, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, Cloverdale posted their closest victory since March 7th on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Lower Lake, sneaking past 6-5. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Eagles as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Cloverdale saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cash Langston, who went 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI. Those three hits gave Langston a new career-high.
Cloverdale's record is now 6-12. As for Middletown, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-15-1.
Middletown came up short against Cloverdale when the teams last played back in April, falling 15-10. Can the Mustangs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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