West Branch has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (West Branch: 1.9, Chartiers-Houston: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
West Branch is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Northern Potter and snuck past 3-1.
Makena Moore spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up 16 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, West Branch saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Layla Thompson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Chartiers-Houston had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Mountaineers. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Chartiers-Houston has scored all year.
West Branch's win bumped their record up to 21-3. As for Chartiers-Houston, their victory bumped their record up to 18-2.
West Branch was able to grind out a solid win over Chartiers-Houston in their previous meeting back in June of 2015, winning 5-2. Will West Branch repeat their success, or does Chartiers-Houston have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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