The West Mesquite Wranglers will head out on the road to take on the Walnut Grove Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. West Mesquite is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
West Mesquite heads in on the heels of a playoff match on Thursday. They lost 12-0 to Walnut Grove. West Mesquite was red-hot at the plate headed into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the eight contests prior) but Walnut Grove's pitchers proved too tough.
For Walnut Grove's part, Lyndsey Hooker made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Hooker has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hooker was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kailee James was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Lauren Robinson was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run.
West Mesquite's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-12. As for Walnut Grove, the win was the 31st in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 34-2.
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