On Monday, Washington faced Lone Grove in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Washington Warriors narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Lone Grove Longhorns 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Washington.
Washington got a great performance from Tristin Babbitt as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Babbitt has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Liam Keltner was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Marlon Moore, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Washington's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-2. As for Lone Grove, their loss ended an 11-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 21-3.
Washington will have a chance to go back-to-back against Lone Grove: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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