The Overfelt Royals will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Mt. Pleasant Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Overfelt got the win against Independence by a conclusive 14-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Overfelt.
ELIAS MARTINEZ was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. MARTINEZ has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. MARTINEZ was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, ADRIAN BARAJAS was incredible, going 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. JONATHAN GARCIA was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Mt. Pleasant's hitters rose to the challenge against a Comets pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.85 runs allowed on Friday. Mt. Pleasant put the hurt on James Lick with a sharp 14-3 victory.
Like Overfelt, Mt. Pleasant also got a great game from a two-way player: Michael Blanco. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Blanco was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Mt. Pleasant got a massive performance out of Luis Pena, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Joshua Santos, who went 4-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs.
Overfelt has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-11 record this season. As for Mt. Pleasant, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Overfelt was able to grind out a solid win over Mt. Pleasant in their previous meeting back in March, winning 8-4. Does Overfelt have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mt. Pleasant turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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