It's playoff time, and Mantachie had no trouble coming through when it counted. They put the hurt on the Choctaw County Chargers with a sharp 6-0 victory on Thursday. That's more bragging rights for the Mustangs, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Elijah Morgan
| 04/23/26 vs Choctaw County | 10 |
| 04/17/26 @ Independence | 8 |
| 04/13/26 @ Hamilton | 0 |
| 04/07/26 @ Booneville | 4 |
| 04/06/26 vs Tremont | 2 |
| + 9 more games |
Elijah Morgan was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in February. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one double. He is becoming a predictor of Mantachie's success: when he posts at least three hits the team is undefeated (and 6-18 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Mason Jenkins was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run and three runs. He has become a key player for Mantachie: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 5-17 otherwise. Levi Franks also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
The win was the third in a row for Mantachie, bringing their record up to 9-18. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Choctaw County, their loss dropped their record down to 15-12.
Mantachie will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Chargers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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