The Mound-Westonka White Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Delano Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Mound-Westonka: 3.7, Delano: 1.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Mound-Westonka will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Wednesday, then bounced right back against Jordan on Thursday. Mound-Westonka blew past Jordan 10-4.
Isaac Aud spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mound-Westonka saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Esposito, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Munstertiger, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Delano, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They never let Hutchinson onto the board and left with a 2-0 win on Thursday.
Mound-Westonka's victory bumped their record up to 9-6. As for Delano, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-5.
Mound-Westonka came out on top in a nail-biter against Delano in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 1-0. Will Mound-Westonka repeat their success, or does Delano have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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