Baseball Recap: Make It Seven in a Row for Southland

Southland had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Mabel-Canton Cougars an 8-0 shutout. Considering the Rebels have won six contests by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Cole Miller made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Miller was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

In other batting news, Southland let Landon Hill and Austin Swenson run wild. Hill went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double, while Swenson went 3-for-5 with one run and one double. Maverick Hanna was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.

Southland was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .321 or higher in four consecutive matches.

Southland pushed their record up to 12-3 with the victory, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.9 runs over those games. As for Mabel-Canton, their loss dropped their record down to 6-10.

Coming up, Southland will be playing at home against Houston at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Mabel-Canton, they will head out on the road to challenge Hayfield at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.