Softball Preview: Casey-Westfield Warriors vs. Parke Heritage Wolves
The Casey-Westfield Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Parke Heritage Wolves at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Casey-Westfield will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Casey-Westfield stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They blew past Cumberland 18-4.
Casey-Westfield got a massive performance out of Tristan Ring, who fired off two home runs, four RBI, and a stolen base while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Megan Cribelar, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 5-for-5.
Meanwhile, Parke Heritage couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. Their rough 23-5 loss to Sullivan on Tuesday might stick with them for a while. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Parke Heritage in their matchups with Sullivan: they've now lost three in a row.
Carly Newnum made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-2 with two runs and a triple. Kenna Batty was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Casey-Westfield's win bumped their record up to 11-1. As for Parke Heritage, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
Everything went Casey-Westfield's way against Parke Heritage in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 as Casey-Westfield made off with a 10-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Casey-Westfield since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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