Softball Recap: West Central Trojans vs. Frontier Falcons
West Central put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Frontier Falcons a 20-0 shutout. While fans of West Central might be used to big wins, the 20-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Jaden Erb made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. Erb has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Erb was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, West Central got a massive performance out of Mara Sharpe, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four runs and a triple. Annika Smith was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple.
West Central's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-5. As for Frontier, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-16.
West Central will head out on the road to face off against North Newton at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Frontier, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lafayette Central Catholic at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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