The Western Beaver Golden Beavers will head out on the road to face off against the New Castle Hurricanes at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Western Beaver is headed out hoping to continue their success from last week, when they picked up their first road victory of the season last Friday. They lost 11-4 to Mars.
Meanwhile, New Castle sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-8 win over Moon Area on Monday. With that victory, New Castle brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Olivia Hood made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and five unearned) runs off eight hits. Hood has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Hood was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Keara Mangieri was incredible, firing off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-4. She is trending in the right direction, as she's improved her point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Gabby Mangieri, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3.
Western Beaver now has a losing record at 3-4. As for New Castle, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-8.
Everything went Western Beaver's way against New Castle when the teams last played two weeks ago as Western Beaver made off with a 13-0 victory. Will Western Beaver repeat their success, or does New Castle have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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