The Tuslaw Mustangs will take on the Minerva Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Tuslaw is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Tuslaw's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over East Canton. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Mustangs considering their one-run performance the game before.
The team relied heavily on Parker Reinhart, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one double. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April. Keenan Kinsey was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Minerva was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They lost 18-4 to Carrollton.
Minerva saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julian Dunbar, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
With the win, Tuslaw broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 15-9. As for Minerva, their loss dropped their record down to 7-12.
Tuslaw skirted past Minerva 3-1 in their previous meeting back in March. Do the Mustangs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lions turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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