West Central put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Frontier Falcons a 20-0 shutout. While fans of West Central might be used to big wins, the 20-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Jaden Erb made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. Erb has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Erb was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, West Central got a massive performance out of Mara Sharpe, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four runs and a triple. Annika Smith was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple.
West Central's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-5. As for Frontier, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-16.
West Central will head out on the road to face off against North Newton at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Frontier, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lafayette Central Catholic at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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