Westland had lost 11 straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 1-5 to make it 12. They lost 10-0 to the Westerville North Warriors. The game marked the first time this year in which the Cougars were not able to get on the board.
As for Westerville North, their win bumped their record up to 6-4. With that victory, they brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
For Westerville North's part, not much got past Trent Geiger, who gave up just a hit to keep Westland off the board.
On the hitting side, Thomas Mercurio was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBI and one run. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Williams, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Coming up, Westerville North will face off against St. Francis DeSales at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Westland will be paying especially close attention to the Warriors' matchup: after the Warriors face off against Bishop Hartley, they'll take on Westland again at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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