The Matanzas Pirates will challenge the West Nassau Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Matanzas will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.
If Matanzas beats West Nassau with three runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Pirates beat Beachside on Thursday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 3-1.
LEAH STEVENS spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up 20 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run any time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Matanzas saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was MCKENZIE MANHART, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when West Nassau and University Christian meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Monday. The Warriors won by a run and slipped past the Christians 4-3.
Matanzas' victory was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-1. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for West Nassau, their victory bumped their record up to 11-9.
Matanzas skirted past West Nassau 2-0 in their previous meeting on April 5th. Will the Pirates repeat their success, or do the Warriors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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