Baseball Game Preview: McArthur Mustangs vs. Fort Lauderdale Flying L's

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Previous 5 Games

04/04/24 - Home	5-4 W
02/26/24 - Home	3-1 W
04/26/22 - Home	17-0 W
04/22/19 - Away	10-4 W
04/03/17 - Away	8-6 W

McArthur has gone a perfect 5-0 against Fort Lauderdale recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The McArthur Mustangs will head out to take on the Fort Lauderdale Flying L's at 6:30 p.m. McArthur has given up an average of 11.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.

McArthur came up short against South Plantation on Tuesday, falling 18-8. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Damari Madry made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Tommy Rodriguez was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Fort Lauderdale, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They blew past Northeast 12-0 on Monday. With that victory, the Flying L's brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.

Fort Lauderdale also got a great performance from Jack Lynch as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Lynch also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Fort Lauderdale is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 1-6-1 otherwise.

At the plate, Jackson Hirsch was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. That home run marked the first that he launched this season. Another player making a difference was Alexander Melachrino, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one double.

Fort Lauderdale's win bumped their record up to 3-7-1. As for McArthur, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11.

McArthur skirted past Fort Lauderdale 5-4 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for McArthur since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.