Baseball Preview: Westville Tigers vs. South Vermillion Wildcats
Westville is 1-9 against South Vermillion since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Westville Tigers will be playing at home against the South Vermillion Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. Westville is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last eight games.
Westville stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Iroquois West a 10-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, South Vermillion came into Tuesday's game having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They blew past North Vermillion 18-3. With that win, South Vermillion brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
John Smith made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Smith has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Smith was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bryson Lemmons, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Dakota Spivey, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Westville pushed their record up to 13-3-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for South Vermillion, their win bumped their record up to 3-4.
Westville took their victory against South Vermillion when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 13-3. Will Westville repeat their success, or does South Vermillion have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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