Softball Recap: Cartersville Hurricanes vs. Westminster Wildcats
Cartersville had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Westminster Wildcats as they made off with a 19-3 win. The Hurricanes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 18 games by eight runs or more this season.
Presley Crabbe tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Cartersville let Jordan Bishop and Layne Callan loose on the outfield. Bishop went 4-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI, while Callan got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. What's more, Bishop also posted a .800 OBP, which is the highestshe's posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was Allana Williams, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cartersville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .639. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Cartersville is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season. As for Westminster, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-13.
As of now, neither Cartersville nor Westminster have any future games scheduled.
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