Westview will challenge the Benson Bunnies on Thursday. Westview is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Westview took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Buena Vista a 15-0 shutout. Westview might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by six runs or more this season.
Pyper Stortz made a splash no matter where she played. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
In other pitching news, Aliyah Schaefer looked comfortable as she pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Emma Miller and Londynn Danner did most of the damage at the plate: Miller went 3-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Danner went 2-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles. What's more, Miller also racked up three hits, the mostshe's had in her last 13 contests. Another player making a difference was Bosan Kadence, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Westview was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .688. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 25.9% earlier this season, but in their last ten matches they've averaged 37.8%.
Meanwhile, Benson lost 11-4 to Omaha South on Saturday. The Bunnies have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Westview is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-12 record this season. As for Benson, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-14.
Everything went Westview's way against Benson in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Westview made off with a 13-1 victory. Will Westview repeat their success, or does Benson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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