Softball Preview: Westwood Warriors vs. Dobson Mustangs
The Westwood Warriors will be playing at home against the Dobson Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Westwood is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.3 runs per game this season.
Westwood can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. They blew past Skyline 16-3. The victory was some much needed relief for Westwood as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Madison Blumer made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Blumer was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Olivia Sainz and Hope Hutchins did most of the damage at the plate: Sainz went 2-for-3 with four RBI, a triple, and a stolen base, while Hutchins scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Navi Brinkerhoff, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 14 runs the game before, Dobson was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 7-1 walloping at the hands of Mountain View. Dobson has struggled against Mountain View recently, as their match on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Dobson saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mya Caldwell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Caldwell has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Westwood's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-11. As for Dobson, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-13.
Monday's contest will be a test for both team's pitchers. Westwood hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .347. However, it's not like Dobson struggles in that department as they've averaged .315. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Westwood couldn't quite finish off Dobson in their previous matchup two weeks ago and fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dobson's Daniella Gloria, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Now that Westwood knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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