The Chester Volcanoes will be playing at home against the Redding Christian Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Chester is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.
Chester took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged Westwood out 6-5.
Abby Nashlund made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Nashlund has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Nashlund was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three doubles, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, Gianna Tantardino was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Sarah Branch, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Redding Christian lost 13-3 to Burney on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for Redding Christian in their matchups with Burney: they've now lost six in a row.
Chester's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-12. As for Redding Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-7.
Chester suffered a grim 14-4 defeat to Redding Christian when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Redding Christian's Klara Wakeman, who struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Now that Chester knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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