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| 04/23/24 - Home | 19-18 W |
| 04/23/24 - Home | 6-9 L |
| 04/24/23 - Away | 18-6 W |
| 04/24/23 - Away | 19-1 W |
| 04/26/22 - Home | 16-6 W |
| + 5 more games |
Southwestern Heights and Elkhart are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Mustangs will face off against the Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Southwestern Heights has three straight victories, Elkhart has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Southwestern Heights will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Spearville, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Mustangs put the hurt on the Lancers with a sharp 11-1 win last Thursday. Considering the Mustangs have won seven games by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Elkhart couldn't beat Stanton County on Friday even though they stacked six runs on them in the second inning. The Wildcats lost 27-6 to the Trojans.
Southwestern Heights pushed their record up to 11-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.6 runs over those games. As for Elkhart, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9-1.
Southwestern Heights came out on top in a nail-biter against Elkhart when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 19-18. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mustangs 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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