The Mound-Westonka White Hawks will head out on the road to take on the Southwest Christian Stars at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Mound-Westonka: 2.9, Southwest Christian: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, Mound-Westonka beat Edison 5-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mound-Westonka.
Isaac Aud spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on three hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jack Nelson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Jameson Damato was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Southwest Christian waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Royals. That's two games straight that Southwest Christian has won by just one run.
Southwest Christian's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Isaac Tollefson, who went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Mound-Westonka has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Southwest Christian, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.
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