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| 03/27/24 - Home | 19-4 W |
| 03/29/23 - Away | 20-0 W |
| 03/27/19 - Away | 22-0 W |
| 04/24/18 - Away | 17-2 W |
| 04/21/18 - Home | 18-3 W |
| + 4 more games |
West County has gone a perfect 9-0 against Kingston recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Bulldogs will challenge the Cougars at 4:00 p.m. West County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
West County proved they can win big on Monday (they won by 12) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Ste. Genevieve 2-1. Winning may never get old, but the Bulldogs sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Grace Barton was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Barton wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Lacey LaMarr, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Kingston took on Arcadia Valley on Monday. The Cougars fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 23-22. On the bright side, the 22- run performance marked the Cougars' highest-scoring contest to date.
Lila Porter and Emerson Clark stepped up to the plate in a big way. Porter got on base in four of her five plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and one triple, while Clark got on base in four of her six plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles. That triple was Porter's first of the season. Another player making a difference was Joleen Saunders, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her six plate appearances.
Kingston dropped their record down to 1-6 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for West County, their record now sits at 7-2.
Kingston's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. West County has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Kingston, though, as they've been averaging only 2 strikeouts. Will West County keep running through batters, or will the Cougars buck the trend?
Everything went West County's way against Kingston when the teams last played back in March of 2024, as West County made off with a 19-4 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bulldogs since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
