Windber scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Portage Mustangs a 16-0 shutout. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Windber with their most commanding win of the season.
Windber got a massive performance out of Lucas Oleksa, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Oleksa has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Andrew Scalia, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
The victory (which was Windber's third in a row) raised their record to 4-2. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs per game. As for Portage, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
Windber will head out on the road to challenge North Star at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Windber will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Portage, they will be playing in front of their home fans against West Shamokin at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. West Shamokin is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
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