The Culver Community Cavaliers are on the road again on Saturday to play the Westville Blackhawks at 11:00 a.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Culver Community is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They skirted past Argos 4-2.
Jonas McCuen and Hayden Parker made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, McCuen struck out ten batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Parker tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. McCuen has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, McCuen scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Parker scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Derek McKee, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Reese Herrell was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Westville had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Marquette Catholic by a score of 9-4 on Friday.
Noah McCann and Mason LaBounty did most of the damage at the plate: McCann scored three runs and stole two bases, while LaBounty scored a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Stacy, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Culver Community's win bumped their record up to 4-15-1. As for Westville, their victory bumped their record up to 4-14.
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