Mayer is 0-10 against Bagdad since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Mayer Wildcats will be playing at home against the Bagdad Sultans at 4:00 p.m.
Mayer was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 14th straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 15-2 walloping at the hands of Northland Prep Academy.
Mayer saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Klayton Depuy, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Bagdad put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their undefeated season alive. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Kingman Academy a 5-0 shutout.
The team relied heavily on Aaron Landers, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases. Nick Martinez was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Mayer's defeat dropped their record down to 1-15. As for Bagdad, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-0-1.
Mayer suffered a grim 14-0 defeat to Bagdad when the teams last played two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Landers, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Now that Mayer knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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