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 Thursday. The Western Hills Wolverines will head out on the road to face off against the Frankfort Panthers at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Western Hills has four straight wins, Frankfort has five straight losses), 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 victory last Wednesday. They put the hurt on Symmes Valley with a sharp 14-2 win.
Addison Watson spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on seven hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Western Hills got a massive performance out of Kylie Markin, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Presely Fell, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Meanwhile, Frankfort fell victim to a rough 23-1 defeat at the hands of Franklin County on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Frankfort has lost by exactly 22 runs.
Frankfort saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Meadow Whitaker, who went 1-for-1 with an RBI.
The victory got Western Hills back to even at 7-7. As for Frankfort, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Frankfort's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Western Hills has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.1 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 meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 13-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Western Hills since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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