After three games on the road, Eden is heading back home. They will take on the Westfield Wolverines at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Monday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Eden had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against Kennedy.
Meanwhile, Westfield put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They put the hurt on Dunkirk with a sharp 13-3 win. The victory was familiar territory for Westfield who now have seven in a row.
Tanleigh Bestine made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Bestine was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
In other pitching news, Avery Smith looked comfortable as she pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
Back at the plate, Brynn Ernewein and Eva Gnadzinski did most of the damage at the plate: Ernewein scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Gnadzinski scored two runs while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Madyson Burgess, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Eden's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Westfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
Eden might still be hurting after the 12-0 defeat they got from Westfield in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Eden, Haleigh Dellow (who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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