The Harrisonville Wildcats are taking a road trip to face off against the Odessa Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Harrisonville is looking for their season?s first win.
Harrisonville is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs last Wednesday, they were much more limited against Pleasant Hill on Tuesday. They lost 10-1 to the Roosters/Chicks. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Wildcats have suffered against the Roosters/Chicks since September 13, 2022.
Harrisonville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Paige Cribbs, who scored a run while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Addyson Walker, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Odessa ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Marshall 5-4.
Brenna Westerhold made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. That's the fewest strikeouts she has posted since back in September of 2023. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4. The last time her batting average was this high was back in September of 2023.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on MacKenna Pierson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Brooklyn Burks, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a double.
Odessa didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Harrisonville's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Odessa, they pushed their record up to 9-3 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Harrisonville came up short against Odessa when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 3-0. Can Harrisonville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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