The Hesston Swathers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Douglass Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Hesston: 3.8, Douglass: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Hesston had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Larned.
Gunnar Lewis was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Lewis was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Lewis wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Keagan Shelite, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Douglass waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Lions 4-2. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Douglass has scored all year.
Hesston's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Douglass, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
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