The Biggsville West Central Heat will take on the Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Biggsville West Central is looking to tack on another W to their 12-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Biggsville West Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Newman Central Catholic a 5-0 shutout. Give Biggsville West Central's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
The result came thanks to Addie Seitz's shutout, as she gave up just three hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Biggsville West Central's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Shelby Bowman, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] sidestepped Abingdon/Avon for a 2-0 win. That's two games straight that Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] has won by exactly two runs.
Not much got past Mya Brown, who gave up just four hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Abingdon/Avon off the board.
On the hitting side, Mackenzie Peck was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Biggsville West Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 20 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 31-3-1 record this season. As for Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge], the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 25-5-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Biggsville West Central hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Biggsville West Central beat Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] 8-5 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Biggsville West Central since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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