The Colonel Crawford Eagles will take on the Mohawk Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
Colonel Crawford is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Mapleton just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Saturday. They lost 8-2 to the Mounties. Having soared to a lofty 19 runs in the game before, the Eagles couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Mohawk put their dominant pitcher on display in the team's fifth consecutive shutout on Friday. They didn't even let McComb on the board, marking the Warriors' second-straight 10-0 shutout. Considering the Warriors have won four games by more than seven runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Aubrey Gottfried made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up a single earned run any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one double.
In other batting news, Emily Brickner was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. That stolen base marked the first that she has snagged this season. Another player making a difference was Kaci Steyer, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs.
Mohawk was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .370 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Mohawk pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.9 runs over those games. As for Colonel Crawford, their loss dropped their record down to 10-3.
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