Kewanee and Mendota are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Kewanee Boilermakers will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Mendota Trojans at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Kewanee finally turned things around against Farmington on Wednesday. Kewanee had just enough and edged Farmington out 3-2.
Lincoln Mason tossed a big game, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
On the hitting side, Kewanee saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Hawkins, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brady Schiltz, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Mendota had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Indians by a score of 13-9. That's two games straight that Mendota has won by exactly four runs.
Kewanee's victory ended a ten-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-17. As for Mendota, their win bumped their record up to 10-7.
Kewanee came up short against Mendota when the teams last played on Monday, falling 5-1. Will Kewanee have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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