Softball Recap: West Valley Eagles vs. University Prep Panthers
In what's become a running theme this season, West Valley gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the University Prep Panthers with a sharp 8-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for West Valley.
Aubree Wertz made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Wertz has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Wertz was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kylee Jaramillo, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Bentley Chaffin was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Like West Valley, University Prep also got a great game from a two-way player: Megan Boudro. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Boudro was even better at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a home run and a stolen base.
West Valley's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-10. As for University Prep, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-3-1.
West Valley will be playing at home against Anderson at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for University Prep, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Central Valley at 4:30 p.m. Central Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
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