Southwestern and Danville are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Southwestern Warriors will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Danville Admirals at 6:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Southwestern's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Somerset on Friday. They lost 10-0 to the Briar Jumpers.
Meanwhile, Danville came up short against Knox Central on Saturday and fell 8-3. The defeat continues a trend for Danville in their matchups with Knox Central: they've now lost three in a row.
Danville saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Fox Spears, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Southwestern's loss dropped their record down to 11-19. As for Danville, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-20.
Southwestern was able to grind out a solid win over Danville when the teams last played back in April, winning 8-5. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Danville's Wyatt Gale, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Southwestern still be able to contain Gale? There's only one way to find out.
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