The Westview Warriors will take on the Elkhart Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Westview 3.8, Elkhart 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Westview is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Norwell just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 6-2 to the Knights.
Westview saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brendan Miller, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, Elkhart owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Saturday. Everything went their way against Culver Academies as they made off with an 8-0 victory. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by seven runs or more this season.
Not much got past Trevor Hilliard, who gave up just five hits to keep Culver Academies off the board. Hilliard has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Greg Guest, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April. Adrian Pettis was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Elkhart is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Westview, their loss dropped their record down to 11-11.
Westview came out on top in a nail-biter against Elkhart in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 2-1. Will the Warriors repeat their success, or do the Lions have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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