Softball Preview: Hazelwood West Wildcats vs. Maplewood-Richmond Heights Blue Devils
The Hazelwood West Wildcats will head out to face off against the Maplewood-Richmond Heights Blue Devils at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Hazelwood West is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
Hazelwood West will head into Friday's matchup having proved themselves against Mehlville: Hazelwood West took a 19-run defeat the last time they faced off against Mehlville, but they managed to turn things around on Friday. Hazelwood West came out on top in a nail-biter against Mehlville , sneaking past 2-0.
Not much got past Allisan Cafolla, who gave up just two hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep Mehlville off the board. Those 13 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for Cafolla.
On the hitting side, Hazelwood West's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Aydenn Sutton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Hazelwood West didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, the third road game was the charm for Maplewood-Richmond Heights, as they earned their first road win of the season. Everything went their way against Hancock on Monday as Maplewood-Richmond Heights made off with a 17-2 victory. The Blue Devils' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Hazelwood West pushed their record up to 17-8 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Maplewood-Richmond Heights, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
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