The Midd-West Mustangs will take on the Danville Ironmen at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Midd-West has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Danville will arrive with seven straight wins.
Midd-West blew Greenwood out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Friday Greenwood got their revenge. The Mustangs fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 6-4.
Midd-West got a good showing from Colton Aumiller, who tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Kyle Shupp was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Six must be Danville's lucky number: they beat Central Columbia with that score not once but twice on Thursday. The Ironmen beat the Bluejays by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 6-1.
Danville's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Midd-West, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Midd-West suffered a grim 17-9 defeat to Danville in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Mustangs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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