The Westville Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Watseka Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Westville is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Cissna Park (and have done all season long). Westville beat Cissna Park on Wednesday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 15-0. The win was familiar territory for Westville who now have three in a row.
Meanwhile, Watseka got the win against Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Chrisman on Wednesday by a conclusive 11-3. With that victory, Watseka brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Brayden Ketchum and Myles Lynch were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Ketchum pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Lynch struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits (and not a single walk). At the plate, Ketchum scored three runs while going 3-for-3, while Lynch went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Austin Marcier was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Austin Matthew Morris was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Westville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4-1 record this season. As for Watseka, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-12.
Westville took their victory against Watseka in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 11-1. Will Westville repeat their success, or does Watseka have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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