Nixon-Smiley is 0-10 against Poth since February of 2016 but things could change on Monday. The Mustangs will square off against the Pirates at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Monday.
Nixon-Smiley will bounce into Monday's game after beating Karnes City, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Mustangs blew past the Badgers 15-4 on Friday.
Meanwhile, Poth made easy work of Luling on Friday and carried off an 8-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Pirates, who have now won 15 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Reese Urbanczyk made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in February. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ava Kroll, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Bella Serna was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Nixon-Smiley has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-11-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.7 runs over those games. As for Poth, their record now sits at 19-6.
Nixon-Smiley suffered a grim 19-1 defeat to Poth in their previous meeting on March 10th. Can the Mustangs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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