Pearl – The Mississippi Mud Monsters came out swinging against the Lake Erie Crushers on Saturday night to take game two of the series 15-8.

Tyree Thompson came off the injured list and pitched well for the Mud Monsters, enough to earn the win in this one. The offense came alive and feasted on the pitching of the Lake Erie Crushers, making them pay for mistakes.

In the top of the first, Dario Gomez (3-for-5) tripled to right centerfield and scored on a sacrifice fly by Burle Dixon (1-for-4). In the bottom of the second, 41-41 Mississippi broke out for three runs thanks to an RBI single by Victor Diaz (3-for-5), an RBI triple from Karrell Paz (2-for-4), and a groundout that brought home a run from Nilo Rijo (2-for-5).

Lake Erie got a run back in the third and took the lead with a two-run

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