The Maplewood-Richmond Heights Blue Devils will venture away from home to face off against the Hazelwood West Wildcats at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Maplewood-Richmond Heights has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Hazelwood West will arrive with six straight victories.
Maplewood-Richmond Heights lost 19-4 to Valley Park on Friday.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Hazelwood West challenged Mehlville on Thursday. The Wildcats put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 18-8 win. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by six runs or more this season.
Allisan Cafolla made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out nine batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs, one stolen base, and one double.
In other batting news, Kenna Kalka and Mia Boschen did most of the damage at the plate: Kalka went a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs, two triples, and three RBI, while Boschen went 3-for-5 with two triples, two runs, and one stolen base. Those three hits gave Kalka a new career-high. Another player making a difference was DaRailly Dunlap, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
Maplewood-Richmond Heights' loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Hazelwood West, their record is now 13-4.
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