Southwestern waltzed into their contest on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Carrollton Hawks a 3-0 shutout. Three seems to be a good number for Southwestern as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Logan Keith was excellent, going 2-for-2 with two RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Adam Hale, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Southwestern has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-6 record this season. As for Carrollton, their loss dropped their record down to 7-16.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Southwestern will take on East Alton-Wood River at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for East Alton-Wood River: they have been struggling with six straight losses at home, while Southwestern has snatched up six consecutive wins on the road. As for Carrollton, they are on the road again on Saturday to play PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central at 12:00 p.m. PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Carrollton surely won't give up without a fight.
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