Southwestern has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Carrollton Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Southwestern's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They came out on top against Calhoun by a score of 4-0.
The result came thanks to Grace Strohbeck's shutout, as she gave up just one hit. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Southwestern saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sydney Valdes, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Carrollton stacked a 15th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 16-1 margin over Brown County. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Carrollton.
Hannah Uhles made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Uhles was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Halle Webb was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Vanna Holmes was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Southwestern's win bumped their record up to 12-9-1. As for Carrollton, their victory bumped their record up to 24-1.
Everything went Southwestern's way against Carrollton when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Southwestern made off with a 21-15 win. Will Southwestern repeat their success, or does Carrollton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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