The Westland Cougars will venture away from home to take on the Westerville North Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Westland is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 14 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Dublin Scioto on Wednesday. They lost 10-0 to the Irish. The Cougars have struggled against the Irish recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Westerville North never got on the board in their matchup on Monday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Westerville South on Wednesday. They blew past the Wildcats 19-3. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by ten runs or more this season.
Gabby Botte was incredible, going a perfect 5-for-5 with one home run, six RBI, and two doubles. Those six RBI gave her a new career-high. Calista Bright was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three runs, two RBI, and one double.
Westerville North always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .634. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Westerville North pushed their record up to 6-9 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Westland, their loss dropped their record down to 4-15.
Westland suffered a grim 15-2 defeat to Westerville North in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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