Middletown is 1-9 against St. Helena since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Middletown Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the St. Helena Saints at 2:00 p.m.
Middletown is is headed into Monday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cloverdale.
Meanwhile, St. Helena came tearing into Friday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with an 8-5 win over the Timberwolves.
Tahlia Smith made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Smith was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played.
In other batting news, Emily Glakeler and Beatrice Anagnostakis did most of the damage at the plate: Glakeler went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI, while Anagnostakis scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Middletown's defeat dropped their record down to 4-10. As for St. Helena, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Middletown might still be hurting after the 16-2 loss they got from St. Helena when the teams last played on Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. Helena's Ada Blanton, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Now that Middletown knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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