Baseball Game Preview: Middletown Mustangs vs. Kelseyville Knights

For the second straight game, Middletown will face off against Kelseyville. The Mustangs will square off against the Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Middletown has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.

Middletown took a 12-run defeat the last time they faced off against Kelseyville, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Mustangs narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Knights 7-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Mustangs have posted against the Knights since May 7, 2019.

Cody Perez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered six earned runs on eight hits.

Jon Hawkins

Runs

03/06/26 @ Credo	3
03/24/26 vs Kelseyville	2
03/20/26 vs South Fork	2
03/17/26 vs Credo	2
03/12/26 @ Tomales	2

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jon Hawkins, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Middletown's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Hayden Xavier, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

Kelseyville is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-9. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only 1.5 runs. As for Middletown, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.