The Mansfield Senior Tygers will head out on the road to take on the Lexington Minutemen at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Mansfield Senior has struggled recently with nine defeats in a row, while Lexington will arrive with eight straight wins.
Wednesday just wasn't the day for Mansfield Senior's offense. They came up short against Madison Comprehensive on Wednesday, falling 22-0.
Meanwhile, Lexington was not the first on the board on Friday, but they got there more often. They came out on top against Clear Fork by a score of 6-2.
Makaree Chapman made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one home run and two runs.
In other batting news, Addy Williams was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high.
Lexington pushed their record up to 17-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Mansfield Senior, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
Mansfield Senior suffered a grim 15-3 defeat to Lexington in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can the Tygers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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