The Poplar Bluff Mules will head out on the road to face off against the Eureka Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Tuesday, Poplar Bluff didn't have quite enough to beat West Plains and fell 3-2. The Mules have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Poplar Bluff saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marcus Tabanera, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI. Kade Huffman also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Eureka duked it out with Oakville on Monday. The Wildcats put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 12-2 victory. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Eureka pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Poplar Bluff, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
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