Lewistown is 9-1 against Astoria/VIT since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Lewistown Indians will be playing in front of their home fans against the Astoria/VIT Rebels at 4:30 p.m. The pair have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Lewistown and five for Astoria/VIT.
Last Monday, Lewistown fell victim to a rough 11-2 defeat at the hands of Cuba/Spoon River Valley.
Lewistown saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Abbie Johnson, who went 3-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Astoria/VIT didn't have quite enough to beat Illini West on Monday and fell 3-2.
Hannah Horwedel was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she struck out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off ten hits (and not a single walk). Horwedel was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
Lewistown's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Astoria/VIT, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
Lewistown skirted past Astoria/VIT 6-5 in their previous meeting back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Horwedel, who struck out 12 batters over eight innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lewistown still be able to contain Horwedel? There's only one way to find out.
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