Baseball Preview: Mound-Westonka White Hawks vs. Hutchinson Tigers
The Mound-Westonka White Hawks will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Hutchinson Tigers at 4:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Mound-Westonka: 3.1, Hutchinson: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Mound-Westonka is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Southwest Christian just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Stars by a score of 2-1.
Mound-Westonka saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Esposito, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Hutchinson came into Tuesday's game having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They had just enough and edged Holy Family Catholic out 5-4.
Mound-Westonka's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Hutchinson, their victory bumped their record up to 4-6.
Mound-Westonka came out on top in a nail-biter against Hutchinson in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 11-9. Will Mound-Westonka repeat their success, or does Hutchinson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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