Needles is 10-0 against White Pine since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Needles Mustangs will take on the White Pine Bobcats at 4:00 p.m. One thing working in Needles' favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last six contests.
Needles stacked an 18th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Everything went their way against Sports Leadership & Management as Needles made off with a 13-3 win.
Collin Smith and Holden Jones made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Smith didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Jones tossed two innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. At the plate, Smith scored a run and stole a base, while Jones scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Needles got a massive performance out of Talon Paget, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Hudson Smith was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double.
White Pine lost 13-1 to Lake Mead Academy on Friday. White Pine has struggled against Lake Mead Academy recently, as their matchup on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
White Pine saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daniel Highline, who went 1-for-1 with an RBI. Another player making a difference was Dylan Cessford, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.
Needles has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. As for White Pine, their loss dropped their record down to 17-5.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Needles has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like White Pine struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.5. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Needles' way against White Pine in their previous matchup back in April as Needles made off with an 11-0 victory. Will Needles repeat their success, or does White Pine have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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