The Lee Williams Volunteers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mingus Marauders at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Lee Williams sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over Mohave. The win made it back-to-back victories for Lee Williams.
Vonn Anderson and Noah Petrauschke made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Anderson tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Petrauschke kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. At bat, Anderson scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Petrauschke went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Barrett Bowman, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Mingus has not done well against Coconino recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Mingus walked away with a 20-15 win over Coconino.
The team relied heavily on Xzayvier Buckner, who scored five runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon McGuirk, who scored three runs while going 5-for-5.
Lee Williams' victory ended an eight-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-19. As for Mingus, they pushed their record up to 12-13 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Lee Williams took their victory against Mingus in their previous meeting back in April of 2022 by a conclusive 8-1. Will Lee Williams repeat their success, or does Mingus have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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