The Mumford Mustangs will venture away from home to take on the King Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mumford barely beat Ford the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Mustangs' pitchers stepped up to hand the Trojans a 12-0 shutout on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
Meanwhile, King entered their tilt with Cody on Tuesday with six consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with seven. They put the hurt on the Comets with a sharp 16-0 win.
The team relied heavily on Kimora Williams, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and two runs. Those two hits gave her a new career-high. Grayce Green was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs.
King's victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-3. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Mumford, their victory bumped their record up to 6-0-2.
Everything went Mumford's way against King when the teams last played back in April of 2023, as Mumford made off with a 21-5 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mustangs since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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