Westville is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Boone Grove is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Westville Blackhawks will take on the Boone Grove Wolves at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Westville: 3.7, Boone Grove: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Westville can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. They blew past Hammond Morton 15-1. The high-scoring effort was just what Westville needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Kierstin Vargas made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Vargas has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 14 consecutive pitching appearances. Vargas was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Kiersten Vaughan was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two triples, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Lauren Lipsett, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Boone Grove earned a 5-1 win over Wheeler on Wednesday.
Olivia Treece was incredible, going 1-for-1 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Veschak, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
Westville has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Boone Grove, their victory bumped their record up to 14-4.
Westville couldn't quite finish off Boone Grove when the teams last played back in April and fell 4-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Boone Grove's Natalee Meinert, who struck out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Now that Westville knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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