Westwood barely beat Richland Northeast the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Everything went the Westwood Redhawks' way against the Richland Northeast Cavaliers on Thursday as the Westwood Redhawks made off with a 17-4 win. That's more bragging rights for Westwood, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Zachary Hardy looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Kellen Moore and Xavier Johnson did most of the damage at the plate: Moore scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Johnson scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Moore has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last ten times he's played. Nate Caldwell was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with three RBI.
On Richland Northeast's side, Jayson Nash made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabe Phiilips, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
The victory made it two in a row for Westwood and bumps their season record up to 7-12. As for Richland Northeast, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Westwood does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Richland Northeast, they will be playing at home against White Knoll at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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