Mansfield Senior is 8-2 against Mansfield Christian since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Mansfield Senior Tygers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mansfield Christian Flames at 4:30 p.m. Mansfield Senior is out to stop a six-game streak of losses at home.
Mansfield Senior is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Crestline a 20-0 shutout on Monday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Mansfield Senior with their most commanding win of the season.
Jacob Zimmer and Joshua Malone made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Zimmer pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Malone struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Zimmer has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Zimmer scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Malone scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Guy Trader was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Grayson Sanders, who went 1-for-4 with four RBI and two runs.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Mansfield Christian's offense. They lost 10-0 to New London on Tuesday. Mansfield Christian has not had much luck with New London recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Mansfield Senior's win bumped their record up to 5-17. As for Mansfield Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 2-14.
Mansfield Senior took their victory against Mansfield Christian in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 15-2. Will Mansfield Senior repeat their success, or does Mansfield Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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