Softball Recap: Monday's Win Is Westville's Eighth in Last Nine Outings

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

04/01/25 vs Urbana	19
04/08/25 vs North Vermillion	17
03/24/25 vs Heritage	16
04/14/25 @ Georgetown-Ridge Farm	15
03/27/25 vs Parke Heritage	15

Westville's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Monday. They never let the Georgetown-Ridge Farm Buffaloes get on the board and left with a 15-0 win. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matches by eight runs or more this season.

Lilly Kiesel was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.

In other batting news, Daylin Zaayer was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Laney Cook was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.

Westville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .483. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .303 or higher in 13 consecutive games.

Westville is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.3 runs over those games. As for Georgetown-Ridge Farm, their loss was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-9.

Coming up, Westville will head out to take on Paxton-Buckley-Loda at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Panthers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12.62 runs per game on average), something the Tigers will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Georgetown-Ridge Farm, they will welcome Paris at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Buffaloes' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Tigers have averaged an impressive 8.2 runs per game this season.