By: Nathan Bloechl — sports@kilj.com
Winfield — The red-hot Winfield-Mount Union softball team will take on No. 2 (2A) Louisa-Muscatine tonight in our featured matchup on KILJ-FM tonight.
Winfield has won four of their last five matchups, with their lone loss coming in 4-3 fashion to Central Lee just five days ago.
Jobey Malone has been terrific for Walt Jackson’s group at the plate this season hitting .545 with seven runs batted in, four doubles and two home runs.
In the circle, Madie Anderson has been as advertised and then some.
The Indian Hills commit has thrown 69.2 innings while racking up 127 strikeouts.
Her ERA is a microscopic 0.40.
On the other side is UNI recruit Kylee Sanders who is 5-3 in the circle with a 0.95 ERA.
Opponents are hitting .133 against her.
Sanders is also hitting .607 with two doubles, a triple and four runs batted in.
Louisa-Muscatine, now 7-6, has won 12 straight games against Winfield-Mount Union, including a 7-0 victory earlier this year.
Tonight’s game will begin at 7:00 p.m.
You can listen on KILJ-FM 105.5.
Other area softball tonight:
- Holy Trinity at Cardinal
- Danville at Central Lee
- Lone Tree at Columbus
- New London at Pekin
- Mediapolis at Wapello
- Mount Pleasant at Fort Madison (Doubleheader)