Softball Game Preview: Western Hills Cougars vs. Diamond Hill-Jarvis Eagles

The Western Hills Cougars will head out to challenge the Diamond Hill-Jarvis Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Western Hills will be strutting in after a win while Diamond Hill-Jarvis will be coming in after a defeat.

It was a proper cat-fight when Western Hills challenged Dunbar on Tuesday. The Cougars never let the Wildcats get on the board and left with a 16-0 victory.

Addison Dudley made a splash no matter where she played. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. She has been consistent : she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, Leslie Bustamante was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances. Those five stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Samantha Chavez also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.

Western Hills always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .613. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Dunbar only posted an OBP of .294.

Meanwhile, Diamond Hill-Jarvis lost 25-15 to Southwest on Tuesday.

Kassandra Moreno was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Christaisha Nash was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.

Diamond Hill-Jarvis dropped their record down to 9-10 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Western Hills, they now have a winning record of 8-7.

Western Hills took their win against Diamond Hill-Jarvis when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 19-9 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.