Softball Recap: Western Hills Finds Home Field Redemption Against Carter-Riverside

There's no place like home for Western Hills, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top against the Carter-Riverside Eagles by a score of 14-10 on Tuesday. That's more bragging rights for the Cougars, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Addison Dudley made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 22 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and six unearned) runs off only two hits. Dudley was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Leslie Bustamante, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. That triple was her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Sophia Castellanos, who scored three runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-5.

Western Hills was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .448. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .417 or higher in three consecutive matches.

Western Hills' win bumped their record up to 4-6. As for Carter-Riverside, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-8.

Coming up, a feisty cat fight will be fought as Western Hills Cougars challenge Dunbar Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Dunbar has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 16 runs per game on average), something Western Hills will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Carter-Riverside, they will take on Eastern Hills at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Eastern Hills has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 16.25 runs per game on average), something Carter-Riverside will no doubt try to take advantage of.