Webster Groves has enjoyed a six-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Hazelwood West Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Webster Groves will be strutting in after a victory while Hazelwood West will be coming in after a defeat.
Webster Groves will bounce into Monday's matchup after beating Rockwood Summit, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Webster Groves never let Rockwood Summit onto the board and left with a 2-0 win on Saturday. That's two games straight that Webster Groves has won by exactly two runs.
Jackson Torbit made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Torbit was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Torbit wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Shota Ishiyama, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Hazelwood West came up short against Liberty on Friday and fell 5-2. Hazelwood West has not had much luck with Liberty recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Webster Groves' victory bumped their record up to 11-9. As for Hazelwood West, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.
Everything went Webster Groves' way against Hazelwood West when the teams last played back in March as Webster Groves made off with a 14-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Webster Groves since the team 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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