Williamsville East waltzed into their game on Friday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Amherst Central Tigers a 14-0 shutout. 14 seems to be a good number for Williamsville East as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Not much got past Grace Kessel, who gave up just two hits and racked up 17 Ks to keep Amherst Central off the board. Kessel has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Abby Wesolowski, who went 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Brianna White, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
Williamsville East pushed their record up to 9-1 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Amherst Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-7.
Williamsville East will head out on the road to square off against Nardin Academy at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. As for Amherst Central, they will be playing in front of their home fans against West Seneca West at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. West Seneca West knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past three contests -- so hopefully Amherst Central likes a good challenge.
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