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

For the first time this season, Mound-Westonka will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will be playing at home against the Southwest Christian Stars at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.

Mound-Westonka fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Benilde-St. Margaret's on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Red Knights by a score of 4-3. The White Hawks have struggled against the Red Knights recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.

Isaac Aud spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits.

At the plate, Mound-Westonka saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jameson Damato, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, Southwest Christian gave up the first runs on Saturday, but they didn't let that get them down. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Willmar 6-4.

Ollie Olson looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three).

The win got Southwest Christian back to even at 1-1. As for Mound-Westonka, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.

Mound-Westonka skirted past Southwest Christian 5-4 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Do the White Hawks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Stars turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.