The Mound-Westonka White Hawks will challenge the Delano Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Mound-Westonka 3.2, Delano 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Mound-Westonka fell victim to St. Francis and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Fighting Saints.
Mound-Westonka got a good showing from Reese Matheny, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
Meanwhile, Delano put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 4-1 win over Becker.
Caden Rock made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Rock was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Rock wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Bruett, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Delano pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Mound-Westonka, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Mound-Westonka couldn't quite finish off Delano in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 and fell 7-5. Can the White Hawks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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