Okemos entered their tilt with Western International with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Western International Cowboys a 1-0 shutout on Saturday. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Okemos has scored all year.
For Western International's part, Johan Villarreal was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Western International saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Justin Diaz, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Okemos has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Western International, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-10.
Okemos will head out on the road to take on Everett at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Okemos' pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Everett's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Western International, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Renaissance at 4:30 p.m. Renaissance is coming into the game with three straight defeats on the road, meaning Western International will have to defend against a team hungry for a win.
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