The McEwen Warriors beat the Wayne County Wildcats 4-1 on Monday.
Ava Lastovka
| 05/12/25 @ Wayne County | 17 |
| 05/09/25 vs Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central | 8 |
| 05/09/25 @ Houston County | 10 |
| 05/06/25 vs Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central | 12 |
| 05/05/25 vs Houston County | 14 |
| + 16 more games |
Ava Lastovka spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on six hits and racked up 17 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 21 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, McEwen's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Tylee Tummins, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI. Laraney Morford also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
McEwen hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in four consecutive matchups.
McEwen is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Wayne County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-6.
McEwen will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Wildcats: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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