There's no place like home for Wesclin, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Christ Our Rock Lutheran Silver Stallions on Saturday. This was payback for Wesclin, who suffered an 11-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Ava Spalding spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Lexie Oster, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs. Anna Gall was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Christ Our Rock Lutheran's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: E Williamson gave up only one earned (and four unearned) runs on six hits. Williamson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Christ Our Rock Lutheran hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wesclin struck out five times.
Wesclin is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Christ Our Rock Lutheran, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-5.
Wesclin will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Odin/Patoka/Sandoval at 4:30 p.m. One thing working in Odin/Patoka/Sandoval's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matchups. As for Christ Our Rock Lutheran, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Marquette Catholic at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Christ Our Rock Lutheran's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Marquette Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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