By MATT PIKE
St. Joseph Post
With just six games remaining in the MINK League regular season, it was a big matchup on Monday night between the Clarinda A's and the St. Joseph Mustangs in Clarinda, Iowa. The Mustangs though would struggle offensively, falling to the A's 10-2 on the night and allowing Clarinda to narrow St. Joseph's lead in the MINK League North to 2.5 games.
The A's would use a six run third inning to take the momentum from the Mustangs and would hold that 6-0 lead until the top of the eighth inning before St. Joseph would start to fight back.
A Ryan Callahan double would score Lafayette alumni Cole Slibowski and Mason Holton would reach first on an error later in the inning, which allowed Callahan to cross home, narrowing the lead to 6-2, but the A's would strike for four more in the bottom of the inning to put the game away.
The Mustangs were outhits 10-6 in the contest with multiple players getting one hit each, two Mustangs did reach base by walking. Savannah alumni Tyson Hilsabeck pitched six innings but struggled giving up six runs, striking out two while walking four.
The Mustangs are now 28-14 (26-13 conference) and will have an off day on Tuesday. They'll be back in Clarinda on Wednesday for another matchup with the A's. First pitch Wednesday is at 7pm.