The Mound-Westonka White Hawks will head out on the road to challenge the Hutchinson Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mound-Westonka will be strutting in after a victory while Hutchinson will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, Mound-Westonka had just enough and edged Delano out 6-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mound-Westonka.
Connor Esposito made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. Esposito was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Grayson Van Nelson was excellent, going 2-for-5 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Hutchinson fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Southwest Christian on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Stars by a score of 3-1.
Mound-Westonka's win bumped their record up to 9-6. As for Hutchinson, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Mound-Westonka was able to grind out a solid victory over Hutchinson when the teams last played on May 2nd, winning 6-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mound-Westonka since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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