Ilwaco came tearing into Saturday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Toledo Indians and snuck past 5-4. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Ilwaco also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
Derrick Cutting was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned run or hits. Cutting was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other pitching news, Ilwaco got a great performance from Jacob Rogers as he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off only one hit.
Back at the plate, Boston Caron was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Cannon Johnson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Ilwaco pushed their record up to 11-1 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Toledo, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
Ilwaco has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Warrenton at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Toledo, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Onalaska at 3:00 p.m. Onalaska will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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