The Southeastern Mustangs will be taking part in a tournament against the Pennington Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Southeastern is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Oakman. Southeastern skirted past Oakman 4-3.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Pennington took on Cleveland on Saturday. Pennington came out on top against Cleveland by a score of 5-1. The win continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won six in a row.
Noah McClendon made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in March of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
McClendon wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Connor Timmerman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Timmerman is also crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Aidan McAlpin was another, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Everything went Southeastern's way against Pennington when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Southeastern made off with a 15-0 victory. Will Southeastern repeat their success, or does Pennington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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