The Mastery Warrior will take on the Palmyra Panthers at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Wednesday, Mastery made easy work of LEAP Academy and carried off a 26-14 victory.
Meanwhile, Palmyra entered their tilt with Camden on Friday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Camden a 19-0 shutout. The matchup marked Palmyra's most dominant win of the season.
Ian Smith and Nate Bachich made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Smith pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Bachich struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At bat, Smith went a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs, three RBI, and one double, while Bachich went a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, three doubles, and one stolen base. Those four hits gave Bachich a new career-high.
In other batting news, Steven Peltz was a standout: he went 4-for-5 with four RBI, one run, and one double. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. Noah Vaughan was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
Palmyra always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .684. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Mastery's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-2. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for Palmyra, their record now sits at 5-7.
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