Western put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let the Tipton Blue Devils onto the board and left with a 14-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Western, who have now won eight games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Kylie Miller made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Miller was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, a triple, and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Chloe Linn, who fired off two home runs, six RBI, and a double while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Brynley Erb, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Tipton's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ella Lobeck, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Western pushed their record up to 13-0 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Tipton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-7.
Western has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Kokomo at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Western knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past six contests -- so hopefully Kokomo likes a good challenge. As for Tipton, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Elwood at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Elwood has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.78 runs per game on average), something Tipton will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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