Hawken had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They never let the West Geauga Wolverines onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. Ten seems to be a good number for Hawken as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Lucas Brandt made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Brandt has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Brandt was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Hawken got a big performance out of Paxon Laschinger, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Eli Mester, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Hawken has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for West Geauga, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-13 record this season.
Hawken will have a chance to go back-to-back against West Geauga: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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