The Westville Blackhawks will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Michigan City Wolves at 4:30 p.m. Westville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.1 runs per game this season.
Westville stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Everything went their way against River Valley as Westville made off with a 15-5 victory.
Kierstin Vargas was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Vargas has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. Vargas was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Maddison Cole was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with four stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Kiersten Vaughan, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Michigan City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 17-2 to Valparaiso.
Ann Sawyer made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Westville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Michigan City, their loss dropped their record down to 4-14.
Michigan City's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Westville has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .540. It's a different story for Michigan City, though, as they've only averaged .333. Will they be able to contain Westville's hitters?
Westville was able to grind out a solid win over Michigan City in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, winning 5-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Westville since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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