Mohawk Area is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Ellwood City is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Mohawk Area Warriors will take on the Ellwood City Wolverine at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Mohawk Area's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four matchups.
Mohawk Area can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Beaver Falls a 15-0 shutout.
Reagan Magno was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Magno was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Mylie Pistorius was a standout: she went 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one triple the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Alivia Hare, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Ellwood City narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Hopewell 7-6.
Amber McQuistion spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits.
At the plate, Rylee Prestopine was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ellie Kalantzis, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Mohawk Area's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Ellwood City, their victory bumped their record up to 10-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Mohawk Area has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Ellwood City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Mohawk Area's way against Ellwood City in their previous meeting two weeks ago as Mohawk Area made off with a 20-1 win. Will Mohawk Area repeat their success, or does Ellwood City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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