South Holt is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Rock Port is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The South Holt Knights will take on the Rock Port Blue Jays at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
South Holt's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over King City.
Hayes Weller was a major factor no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Weller was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Cole Medsker was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI.
Meanwhile, everything went Rock Port's way against North Nodaway on Monday as Rock Port made off with a 17-2 win. That's two games straight that Rock Port has won by exactly 15 runs.
Like South Holt, Rock Port also got a great game from a two-way player: Corbyn Jakub. Throwing, Jakub pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Ozey Hurst pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Jakub has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Jakub scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Hurst scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Dylan Lair and Westyn Amthor did most of the damage at the plate: Lair scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3, while Amthor went 2-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Cade Makings, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
South Holt is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Rock Port, their victory bumped their record up to 12-4.
South Holt beat Rock Port 11-8 in their previous meeting back in March. Will South Holt repeat their success, or does Rock Port have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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