With a playoff game on the line, West Stanly rose to the challenge on Friday. They beat the West Caldwell Warriors by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 12-0. West Stanly might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 14 matchups by ten runs or more this season.
Lilly Hartsell was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Hartsell has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Hartsell was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kennedy Austin was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Aliyah Rush, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On West Caldwell's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madden Triplett, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
The win was the sixth in a row for West Stanly, bringing their record for this year to 19-9. As for West Caldwell, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-11.
West Stanly will head out on the road to square off against West Wilkes at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. West Wilkes is coming into the game with ten straight victories at home, so West Stanly will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. West Caldwell does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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