The Hampton Talbots will head out on the road to face off against the West Allegheny Indians at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. West Allegheny took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Hampton, who comes in off a win.
Hampton can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Highlands a 14-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Hampton.
Cassie Vidic made a big impact no matter where she played. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off five hits. Vidic was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Katelyn Dubee, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Brooke Murgenovich, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, West Allegheny's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Union Area. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs West Allegheny has scored all season.
Hampton's win bumped their record up to 14-3. As for West Allegheny, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-2.
Hampton suffered a grim 20-3 defeat to West Allegheny in their previous meeting back in May of 2017. Can Hampton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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