The Ottawa Cyclones will head out to face off against the Basehor-Linwood Bobcats on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ottawa took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 9-2 margin over Baldwin. The contest marked the Cyclones' most dominant victory of the season.
Gavin Seaton and Cole McGrath did most of the damage at the plate: Seaton went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double, while McGrath went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Another player making a difference was Layton Thompson, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs.
Meanwhile, Basehor-Linwood had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.6 runs) and they went ahead and made it nine on Friday. They walked away with a 5-2 win over the Chieftains. That's two games straight that the Bobcats have won by exactly three runs.
Basehor-Linwood pushed their record up to 11-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.7 runs over those games. As for Ottawa, their victory bumped their record up to 6-7.
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