The Munster Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the Lincoln-Way Central Knights at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Munster's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Highland as they made off with an 11-0 win. That's two games straight that the Mustangs have won by exactly 11 runs.
Ed Kicho
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Ed Kicho looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Mason Jarrett was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. Another player making a difference was Zach Wright, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI and one double.
Munster kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Lincoln-Way Central entered their tilt with Sandburg on Thursday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Eagles 10-0. The matchup marked the Knights' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Lincoln-Way Central's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-4. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Munster, the win was their first at home , bumping their record up to 4-2.
Munster was able to grind out a solid victory over Lincoln-Way Central in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 6-1. Do the Mustangs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Knights turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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