Westran hasn't had much luck against Moberly recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Westran Hornets will challenge the Moberly Spartans at 5:00 p.m. Westran will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Westran will bounce into Wednesday's match after beating Schuyler County, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Westran was the clear victor by a 17-2 margin over Schuyler County on Tuesday. Considering the Hornets have won eight contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Kylee Hayes made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. She was even better at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kharigan Fuemmmeler, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. What's more, she also posted a .667 batting average, which is the highestshe's posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was Hadley Harvey, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Westran lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Moberly was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 11-1 to Fulton. That's two games in a row now that the Spartans have lost by exactly ten runs.
Westran's record is now 13-10. As for Moberly, their loss dropped their record down to 7-17.
Westran might still be hurting after the 14-4 defeat they got from Moberly when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Westran avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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