Baseball Preview: Shawe Memorial Hilltoppers vs. Southwestern Rebels
Shawe Memorial is 0-10 against Southwestern since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Shawe Memorial Hilltoppers will look to defend their home field against the Southwestern Rebels at 5:00 p.m. After the pair made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Monday.
Shawe Memorial is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Rock Creek Academy with a sharp 16-4 win on Saturday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Jacob Hertz made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Hertz was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Shawe Memorial got a massive performance out of Tyler Hill, who scored four runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jacob Hart, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Southwestern gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Clarksville a 10-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Southwestern.
Southwestern got a massive performance out of Austin Jenkins, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. William Stockdale was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Shawe Memorial's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-9. As for Southwestern, their win bumped their record up to 13-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Shawe Memorial has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Southwestern struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.1. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Shawe Memorial suffered a grim 18-8 defeat to Southwestern when the teams last played back in April. Will Shawe Memorial have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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