The Westfield Shamrocks will venture away from home to face off against the Columbus North Bull Dogs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Westfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
Westfield's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over Greenwood Christian Academy.
JP Mears
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JP Mears looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ian Wilson, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April. Garrett Pohler also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Meanwhile, Columbus North fell victim to Columbus East and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They fell just short of the Olympians by a score of 2-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Bull Dogs have suffered against the Olympians since May 27, 2019.
Joey Fry was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances.
This is the second loss in a row for Columbus North and nudges their season record down to 7-10. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only 1.5 runs. As for Westfield, their record now sits at 13-8.
Westfield's speedy runners might be the difference in Tuesday's contest. The Shamrocks have been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.7 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Columbus North, though, as they've been averaging only 1.2 stolen bases. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Westfield continue to outrun the ball?
Westfield suffered a grim 10-2 defeat to Columbus North in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can the Shamrocks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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