Softball Preview: Westminster Christian Wildcats vs. St. Charles West Warriors
The Westminster Christian Wildcats will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the St. Charles West Warriors at 4:15 p.m. Westminster Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Westminster Christian fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against St. Francis Borgia on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 3-2. The matchup marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Westminster Christian saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Allison Branstetter, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Even though they lost, Westminster Christian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, St. Charles West lost 17-2 to Winfield on Tuesday.
Westminster Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for St. Charles West, they dropped their record down to 0-1 with that loss, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Everything went Westminster Christian's way against St. Charles West in their previous matchup back in September of 2022 as Westminster Christian made off with a 16-10 win. Does Westminster Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Charles West turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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