Softball Preview: Western Hills Wolverines vs. Frankfort Panthers
Western Hills is 10-0 against Frankfort since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Western Hills Wolverines will look to defend their home field against the Frankfort Panthers at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Western Hills has seven straight victories, Frankfort has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Western Hills gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Boyle County an 11-0 shutout.
Not much got past Addison Watson, who gave up just four hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Boyle County off the board.
At the plate, Western Hills let Kaitlyn Cravens and Ellie Roberts loose on the outfield. Cravens scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Roberts scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Alli Jones, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Frankfort fell victim to a rough 17-10 loss at the hands of Nicholas County on Thursday.
Kendall Cook was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Sadie Dungan, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5.
Western Hills' victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-7. As for Frankfort, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
Frankfort's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Western Hills has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.5 hits per game. It's a different story for Frankfort, though, as they've been averaging 10.1. Given Western Hills' sizable advantage in that area, Frankfort will need to find a way to close that gap.
Western Hills took their win against Frankfort in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 13-0. Will Western Hills repeat their success, or does Frankfort have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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