The Greenwood Mennonite Flames will head out on the road to challenge the Tome Titans at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Greenwood Mennonite will be strutting in after a victory while Tome will be coming in after a loss.
Greenwood Mennonite will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Chestertown Christian Academy on Friday. Greenwood Mennonite put the hurt on Chestertown Christian Academy with a sharp 22-1 win. That 21 run margin sets a new team best for Greenwood Mennonite this season.
Jeremy Tennefoss and Blake Mast were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Tennefoss struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Meanwhile, Mast struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). At bat, Tennefoss went 3-for-5 with four runs, four RBI, and a stolen base, while Mast went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Adam Foster and John Kent did most of the damage at the plate: Foster went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple, while Kent scored four runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Seth Schrock, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-5.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Tome's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They lost 7-0 to Fellowship of Christian Athletes. The defeat continues a trend for Tome in their matchups with Fellowship of Christian Athletes: they've now lost four in a row.
Tome saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Reyes, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base. Reyes is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Greenwood Mennonite has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Tome, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-2.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Greenwood Mennonite has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Tome struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Greenwood Mennonite suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to Tome in their previous meeting on Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Tome's Nolan Peel, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over 4.2 innings pitched. Now that Greenwood Mennonite knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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