The St. Mary's Hawks will square off against the Akron-Westfield Westerners at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Akron-Westfield will square off against a team with plenty of momentum: St. Mary's extended their winning streak to three on Monday. The Hawks were the clear victors by a 16-4 margin over Harris-Lake Park. That 12 run margin sets a new team best for the Hawks this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Akron-Westfield). Everything went their way against Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn on Monday as they made off with a 16-5 victory. The Westerners haven't had any issues with the Hawks recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
Akron-Westfield's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for St. Mary's, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Everything went St. Mary's way against Akron-Westfield in their previous meeting back in June of 2024, as St. Mary's made off with a 9-2 victory. Will the Hawks repeat their success, or do the Westerners have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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