Softball Recap: West End Makes It Ten in a Row at Home

West End entered their tilt with Cleveland on Tuesday with two consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Cleveland Panthers 11-3. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Emma Franklin was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.

In other batting news, West End got a massive performance out of Braylee King, who scored four runs and stole Two bases. while going 3-for-4. King continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Bella Falkner, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.

West End kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in three consecutive matchups.

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Previous Games (Home)

03/11/25 vs Cleveland	11-3
03/06/25 vs Victory Christian	17-1
02/25/25 vs Sand Rock	14-10
05/09/24 vs Cleveland	8-3
05/09/24 vs Sand Rock	10-2
+ 5 more games

West End's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Cleveland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-9.

Looking ahead, West End will face off against Cedar Bluff at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Cleveland, a feisty cat fight will be fought as Cleveland Panthers take on Pennington Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. They are facing Pennington at the right time seeing as Pennington is stuck on a three-game losing streak.