West fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Bosqueville on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 5-4. That's two games in a row now that the Trojans have lost by just one run.
Emree Cary put in work no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 14 batters over 9.1 innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off nine hits. Cary was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Heidi Harrington made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with two runs.
This is the second loss in a row for West and nudges their season record down to 21-6. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only one runs. As for Bosqueville, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 15-7-1.
Looking ahead, West will face off against Whitney at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Wildcats have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.64 runs per game on average), something the Trojans will no doubt try to take advantage of. Bosqueville has already played their next matchup (against Hamilton), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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