Collinsville is 2-8 against Muenster since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Collinsville Pirates will be staying on the road to face off against the Muenster Hornets. After both teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Saturday.
Collinsville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They never let Wolfe City onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Collinsville, who have now won 25 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Logan Jenkins was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Jenkins has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Jenkins was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI.
In other batting news, Rylan Newman and Reed Patterson did most of the damage at the plate: Newman scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Patterson scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Colin Barnes, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, everything went Muenster's way against Seymour on Saturday as Muenster made off with a 10-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Muenster.
Collinsville's victory bumped their record up to 31-2. As for Muenster, their win bumped their record up to 14-15.
Collinsville came out on top in a nail-biter against Muenster in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. Does Collinsville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Muenster turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
