Softball Preview: Westview Chargers vs. Halls Tigers
The Westview Chargers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Halls Tigers at 5:00 p.m. Westview is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Westview is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Milan (and have done all season long). Everything went Westview's way against Milan on Thursday as Westview made off with a 12-2 victory. 12 seems to be a good number for Westview as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
McCall Simms made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out 12 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Simms has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Simms was even better at the plate, going 4-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs.
In other batting news, Alexis Evans was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. Sarah Byars was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Halls came up short against West Carroll on Tuesday and fell 7-4.
The victory made it two in a row for Westview and bumps their season record up to 9-6. As for Halls, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.
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