Mendota and Kewanee are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Mendota Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the Kewanee Boilermakers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mendota will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Last Tuesday, Mendota beat Sandwich 13-9. That's two games straight that Mendota has won by exactly four runs.
Meanwhile, Kewanee can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged Farmington out 3-2.
Kewanee got a great performance from Lincoln Mason as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
At the plate, Kewanee's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Hawkins, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brady Schiltz, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Mendota's record is now 10-7. As for Kewanee, their victory ended a ten-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-17.
Mendota was able to grind out a solid win over Kewanee when the teams last played on Monday, winning 5-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mendota since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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