The Winnebago Indians will be playing in front of their home fans against the Oregon Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Winnebago took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. Everything went their way against Byron as Winnebago made off with a 13-4 win.
Kyla Warkentien made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Warkentien was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Winnebago got a massive performance out of Reese Erdahl, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Izzy Burd, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, Oregon made easy work of Rock Falls on Monday and carried off a 21-11 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Oregon.
Winnebago pushed their record up to 8-13 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Oregon, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season.
Winnebago couldn't quite finish off Oregon in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 and fell 9-7. Will Winnebago have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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