Winnebago hasn't had much luck against North Boone recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Indians will head out on the road to take on the Vikings at 5:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Winnebago sitting on three straight wins and North Boone on 12.
Winnebago's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Forreston as they made off with a 16-0 victory.
Kyla Warkentien made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Warkentien was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Mackenize Makosh
| 05/02/25 vs Forreston | 2 |
| 04/30/25 vs Lutheran | 1 |
| 04/15/25 @ Byron | 1 |
| 04/11/25 @ Pecatonica | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mackenize Makosh, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI. Those two runs gave her a new career-high. Vanessa Warkentien was another key player, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.
Winnebago always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .655. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, North Boone posted their closest win since April 15th on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Oregon, sneaking past 1-0.
North Boone's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-3. 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 Winnebago, the victory got them back to even at 11-11.
Winnebago might still be hurting after the 10-4 defeat they got from North Boone when the teams last played back in April. Can the Indians avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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