The Leland Cubs will face off against the Leflore County Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Leland has four straight wins, Leflore County has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Leland proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 13) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Simmons, sneaking past 14-12.
The team relied heavily on Sylvester Ross, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Ja'Quavion Jones was another key player, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Leland always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .758. The last time their OBP was this high was since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Leflore County's offense. They came up short against Riverside on March 6th, falling 12-0.
Leland pushed their record up to 4-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 19.3 runs over those games. As for Leflore County, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
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