Baseball Game Recap: Southwest Christian Comes Up Short

By Team Reports May 7, 2024, 10:13am

Baseball Recap: Southwest Christian Stars vs. Mound-Westonka White Hawks

Southwest Christian fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Mound-Westonka on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Mound-Westonka White Hawks by a score of 5-4. Southwest Christian's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

For Mound-Westonka's part, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Nelson, who went 2-for-5 with two stolen bases. Nelson 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.

Southwest Christian's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Mound-Westonka, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-4.

Southwest Christian will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Delano at 7:00 p.m. The last four games Southwest Christian has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Mound-Westonka, they will head out on the road to face off against Holy Family Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Holy Family Catholic: 2.7, Mound-Westonka: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.

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