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| 03/25/22 - Home | 12-11 W |
| 03/26/21 - Away | 15-13 W |
| 02/18/19 - Home | 12-2 W |
| 03/19/15 - Home | 1-0 W |
North Webster is a perfect 4-0 against Converse since March of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The North Webster Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Converse Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. North Webster has given up an average of 7.6 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
North Webster came up short against Family Community Christian on Saturday, falling 13-2. The Knights have struggled against Family Community Christian recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Converse). They blew past Southwood 17-1 on Friday. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Cowboys recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Branton Snelling made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance gave him a new career-low in hits. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Riley Norman was a standout: he scored two runs while going 1-for-2. What's more, he posted three RBI, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Mavrick Mitchell, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Converse hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Southwood struck out seven times.
The victory was their first at home , bumping their record up to 4-6. As for North Webster, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
North Webster skirted past Converse 12-11 in their previous meeting back in March of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Webster since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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