The Midland Valley Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Strom Thurmond Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty goal totals in their previous games.
Midland Valley came into Tuesday's contest having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They never let Airport onto the board and left with a 5-0 win on Tuesday. Considering Midland Valley's offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
They hit Airport with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Raymond Matyka (3),
Imber Torres, and
Juan Avalos.
Meanwhile, Strom Thurmond put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Ridge Spring-Monetta with a sharp 14-1 victory. With Strom Thurmond ahead 5-1 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Strom Thurmond was without their leading scorer, Helder Hernandez, in Tuesday's match. With Hernandez sidelined, Strom Thurmond had to make some changes to the lineup. Isaiah Cunningham played for 80 minutes having averaged 43.6 this season and Fernando Pineda got 80 vs. an average of 56.2.
Midland Valley's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-7. As for Strom Thurmond, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
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