The Mandarin Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Buchholz Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Mandarin is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 14 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Oakleaf on Tuesday. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Knights.
Mandarin saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Rusak, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Buchholz ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They won by a run and slipped past Lincoln 5-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Buchholz.
Mandarin's loss dropped their record down to 7-16. As for Buchholz, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
Mandarin might still be hurting after the 11-2 defeat they got from Buchholz in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Mandarin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
