The New Washington Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the West Washington Senators at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. New Washington is looking for their season's first victory.
Switzerland County hit New Washington with a nine-run second inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Mustangs lost 18-4 to the Pacers.
West Washington came out on top against Springs Valley on Thursday thanks in part to the team's impressive four-run sixth inning. The Senators blew past the Blackhawks 8-1. The Senators might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by six runs or more this season.
Hayden Morrow made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in June of 2025. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
In other batting news, West Washington got a big performance out of Bryce Heishman, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Jayden Hill also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
West Washington's record now sits at 9-4. As for New Washington, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
New Washington might still be hurting after the 17-7 defeat they got from West Washington in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Mustangs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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