The Westville Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Schlarman Hilltoppers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Westville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Schlarman's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Westville will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Wednesday, then bounced right back against Salt Fork on Friday. The Tigers blew past the Storm 12-2. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Schlarman was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They came up short against Hoopeston, falling 8-2. That's two games in a row now that the Hilltoppers have lost by exactly six runs.
Schlarman saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Liam Billings, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one double.
Westville's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-2. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Schlarman, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
Everything went Westville's way against Schlarman when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Westville made off with a 15-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the squad 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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