The South Lakes Seahawks will be playing at home against the Westfield Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
If South Lakes beats Westfield with 11 runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. South Lakes came out on top against Chantilly by a score of 11-7 on Tuesday. With that victory, South Lakes brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Meagan Maguire made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over 4.2 innings pitched. Maguire was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Sydney Zeigler was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. Cassandra De La Cruz was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Westfield was able to grind out a solid win over Oakton on Tuesday, taking the game 11-6.
Like South Lakes, Westfield also got a great game from a two-way player: Morgan Mills. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off seven hits. Mills has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Mills was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Carley Austin was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run and five RBI. Another player making a difference was Izzy Lalli, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
The victory was the third in a row for South Lakes, bringing their record for this year to 8-7-1. As for Westfield, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season.
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