The Western Hills Wolverines will stay at home for another game and welcome the Frederick Douglass Broncos at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Western Hills gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They never let Collins onto the board and left with a 9-0 win.
Addison Watson was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Watson has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Watson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Ellie Roberts and Karrington Briscoe did most of the damage at the plate: Roberts scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Briscoe scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Mykenzie Hellard was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Frederick Douglass waltzed into their match on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Blue Devils with a sharp 14-5 victory.
Western Hills pushed their record up to 17-11 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Frederick Douglass, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season.
Western Hills was able to grind out a solid victory over Frederick Douglass in their previous meeting back in May of 2018, winning 6-2. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Frederick Douglass' Ashanti Hollingsworth, who fired off two home runs while going 2-for-3. Now that she won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Western Hills to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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