Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Watseka). They put the hurt on the Grant Park Dragons with a sharp 17-5 win on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Warriors considering their one-run performance the match before.
Quinn Starkey
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Quinn Starkey was a standout: he went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of James Newell, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one double.
Watseka always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .543. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Watseka's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-9. As for Grant Park, they dropped their record down to 5-7 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Coming up, Watseka will be playing at home against Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Grant Park, they will venture away from home to square off against Peotone at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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