Windward is preparing for their first league matchup of the season on Tuesday. They are taking a road trip to challenge the Oakwood Owls at 3:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
While Wildcats fans will have to keep waiting for their team to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Wednesday's season opener. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Inglewood a 14-0 shutout last Wednesday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Oakwood). They were the clear victors by a 32-7 margin over Crossroads on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Owls.
Violet Lima made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Lima was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in five of her six plate appearances with three RBI and one run.
In other batting news, Oakwood got a massive performance out of Evvie Juda, who got on base in five of her six plate appearances with six runs, two stolen bases, and one RBI. Those six runs gave Juda a new career-high. Tali Nitzkin was another key player, getting on base in all six of her plate appearances with five runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Oakwood hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Crossroads struck out eight times.
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