Menendez has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Middleburg Broncos at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Menendez's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Nease on Wednesday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers. Menendez has struggled against Nease recently, as their game on Wednesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Menendez saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kyle Geib, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Middleburg also failed to score in their most recent game. Their rough 10-0 defeat to Ponte Vedra on Thursday might stick with them for a while. Middleburg's loss continues an unfortunate trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Menendez's defeat dropped their record down to 8-15. As for Middleburg, their loss dropped their record down to 6-13.
Menendez skirted past Middleburg 3-2 in their previous meeting back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Middleburg's Maddox Lee, who struck out six batters over 7.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Menendez still be able to contain Lee? There's only one way to find out.
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