Princeton scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. Everything went their way against the Kewanee Boilermakers as the Princeton Tigers made off with a 21-7 win. The victory was just what Princeton needed coming off of a 7-0 loss in their prior matchup.
William Lott and Noah LaPorte made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Lott struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk). Meanwhile, LaPorte tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (he also only allowed one walk). Lott has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Lott scored three runs while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances, while LaPorte scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Princeton got a massive performance out of Braden Shaw, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jace Stuckey, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
On Kewanee's side, they saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colson Welgat, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
The win got Princeton back to even at 3-3. As for Kewanee, they dropped their record down to 3-8 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight at home.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Princeton beat Kewanee by a score of 3-2.
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