Southwestern came tearing into Monday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the North Mac Panthers and snuck past 3-1. That's more bragging rights for Southwestern, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Marcus Payne was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
On North Mac's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colin Etter, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Aiden Hatalla, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Southwestern pushed their record up to 24-6 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for North Mac, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-9.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Southwestern will take on Carrollton at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Southwestern's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Carrollton's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for North Mac, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Lincoln at 4:30 p.m.
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