Lena-Winslow is 5-0 against South Beloit since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Lena-Winslow Panthers will head out on the road to take on the South Beloit Sobos at 4:30 p.m. Lena-Winslow will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Lena-Winslow will head into Wednesday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Monday (they won by seven) but on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Pearl City 9-7.
Luke Madigan made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Madigan was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aiden Wild, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Lucas Fye was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 14 runs the game before, South Beloit was a bit more limited in their contest on Saturday. They fell just short of Christian Liberty by a score of 3-1. South Beloit has struggled against Christian Liberty recently, as their game on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
South Beloit saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Richard Carlson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Lena-Winslow pushed their record up to 10-4 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for South Beloit, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10.
South Beloit's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Lena-Winslow hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .318. It's a different story for South Beloit, though, as they've only averaged .237. Will they be able to contain Lena-Winslow's hitters?
Everything went Lena-Winslow's way against South Beloit in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Lena-Winslow made off with a 24-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lena-Winslow since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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