Casey-Westfield had already won 15 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.4 runs), and they went ahead and made it 16 on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Richland County Tigers a 7-0 shutout. Considering Casey-Westfield has won 14 contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Ava Goble was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Goble has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Goble was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Casey-Westfield got a massive performance out of Allyson Truelove, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Truelove is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played. Megan Cribelar was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Richland County's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bailey Rennier, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Casey-Westfield pushed their record up to 23-1 with that win, which was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Richland County, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-5.
Casey-Westfield will head out on the road to square off against Mt. Carmel at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mt. Carmel is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season. As for Richland County, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Lawrenceville at 4:30 p.m. Richland County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
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