McDonald will head out on the road to take on Western Reserve at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as McDonald comes in on six and Western Reserve on five.
McDonald is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Mathews with a sharp 16-4 victory on Wednesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Blue Devils with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Western Reserve got the win against Memorial on Wednesday by a conclusive 14-1. The Blue Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by six runs or more this season.
Evan Slaven made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Slaven was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with two stolen bases and three runs. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hunter Stacy, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with four runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Hartzell, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Western Reserve kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
McDonald's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-6. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Western Reserve, their record is now 11-5.
McDonald took their win against Western Reserve in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 9-3 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for McDonald since the squad 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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