The Hazelwood West Wildcats will take on the Ritenour Huskies at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hazelwood West's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over Ladue Horton Watkins. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Allisan Cafolla made a big impact no matter where she played. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, Hazelwood West got a massive performance out of Aydenn Sutton, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. What's more, Sutton also posted a .333 batting average, which is the highestshe's posted since back in September of 2023. Kenna Kalka was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Hazelwood West didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Ritenour waltzed into their matchup on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Panthers as they made off with an 11-3 victory.
Jaycee Durnin was incredible, going 1-for-1 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Key, who scored a run and stole two bases.
Hazelwood West is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Ritenour, they pushed their record up to 10-7 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Hazelwood West came up short against Ritenour when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 6-2. Will Hazelwood West have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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