The Nixon-Smiley Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the Cole Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Nixon-Smiley is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Nixon-Smiley suffered a tough 11-1 defeat at the hands of Randolph. That's two games in a row now that Nixon-Smiley has lost by exactly ten runs.
While Cole couldn't quite beat Great Hearts Northern Oaks on Tuesday, the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 13-point loss they were dealt on Friday. Cole fell just short of Great Hearts Northern Oaks by a score of 4-2. Cole has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Cole saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Garrison Baker, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Nixon-Smiley's defeat dropped their record down to 2-11-2. As for Cole, their loss dropped their record down to 9-11.
Nixon-Smiley might still be hurting after the 12-0 defeat they got from Cole when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cole's Joseph Zinnante, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Now that Nixon-Smiley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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