Watertown-Mayer is 9-1 against Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Watertown-Mayer Royals will head out on the road to square off against the Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Lakers at 4:30 p.m. Watertown-Mayer will be strutting in after a win while Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Watertown-Mayer finally turned things around against Litchfield on Monday. Watertown-Mayer never let Litchfield onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory.
Meanwhile, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Osseo by a score of 10-8.
Lakelyn Jonell and Olivia Cardinal stepped up to the plate in a big way. Jonell scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4, while Cardinal went 1-for-3 with four stolen bases, a triple, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubrey Barnes, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Watertown-Mayer's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
Watertown-Mayer was able to grind out a solid victory over Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted in their previous matchup on April 11th, winning 7-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Watertown-Mayer 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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