The Hamilton Aggies will face off against the Westview Chargers at 9:00 a.m. on Monday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Hamilton has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Westview will arrive with six straight victories.
On Saturday, Hamilton came up short against Guntersville and fell 12-8.
Meanwhile, Westview got the win against Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central on Friday by a conclusive 12-1. The result was nothing new for the Chargers, who have now won six contests by nine runs or more so far this season.
Myles McEwen looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
On the hitting side, Casen Spaulding and Cooper Spaulding did most of the damage at the plate: Casen scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-1, while Cooper scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Cooper has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Zachary Hickey also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Westview hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive matches.
Westview pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Hamilton, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12.
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