The Mound-Westonka White Hawks will head out on the road to face off against the St. Peter Saints at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Mound-Westonka's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so St. Peter's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Mound-Westonka is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They walked away with a 7-4 win over Orono on Friday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the White Hawks as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Grayson VanNut was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI. Max Kraay also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Mound-Westonka was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, St. Peter won against Belle Plaine on Tuesday with two runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. The Saints sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 win over New Ulm. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Saints.
St. Peter now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Mound-Westonka, their record now sits at 2-5.
Mound-Westonka couldn't quite get it done against St. Peter in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 as they fell 5-1. Can the White Hawks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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