Westville put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Hammond Central Wolves a 12-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Westville sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Kierstin Vargas was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Vargas has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Vargas was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
In other batting news, Westville got a massive performance out of Kiersten Vaughan, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Lily Green, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Westville is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Hammond Central, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-7.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Westville beat Hammond Central by a score of 12-1 later that day.
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