After having lost a blowout in their previous game against King William, Mathews was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They walked away with a 10-6 win over the Charles City Panthers. The high-scoring effort was just what Mathews needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Timmy Dehoux and Danny Hogge did most of the damage at the plate: Dehoux got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and an RBI, while Hogge scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
The victory got Mathews back to even at 8-8. As for Charles City, they dropped their record down to 1-12 with that loss, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
Mathews will head out on the road to square off against Northampton at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Mathews is facing Northampton at the right time seeing as Northampton is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Charles City, they will head out on the road to face off against Amelia County at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Charles City will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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