With a playoff game on the line, Douglas County West rose to the challenge on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Wayne Blue Devils 3-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Douglas County West also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2023.
Jonas Timm spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Douglas County West saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colton Willmott, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Douglas County West is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Wayne, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-9.
Douglas County West will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Central City/Centura at 4:00 p.m. Douglas County West is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. Wayne does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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