Softball Recap: West Park Panthers vs. Nevada Union Miners
West Park scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Nevada Union Miners with a sharp 25-2 victory. With that win, West Park brought their scoring average up to 8.1 runs per game.
Jessica Cochran was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Cochran has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Cochran was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Jolene White was incredible, going 3-for-5 with a home run, four runs, and four RBI. Mady Schultze was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with two triples, three RBI, and two runs.
On Nevada Union's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addison King, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
The victory made it two in a row for West Park and bumps their season record up to 6-3. As for Nevada Union, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-14-1.
West Park will be playing at home against Ponderosa at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. West Park will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Nevada Union, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Placer at 4:30 p.m. Nevada Union has given up an average of 8.7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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