The Westville Blackhawks will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Tri-Township Tigers at 8:25 p.m.
Westville is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 13 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Hebron on Friday. They fell just short of the Hawks by a score of 4-2.
Westville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rory Bradney, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Tri-Township scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They put the hurt on Argos with a sharp 14-3 win. Tri-Township might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won three contests by 11 runs or more this season.
Blain Rust was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). Rust was also big at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing five bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Dillon Stewart was incredible, firing off two home runs, four runs, and five RBI while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Cody Vernich, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run.
Westville has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-12 record this season. As for Tri-Township, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Westville suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Tri-Township in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Stewart, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Now that Westville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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