The West End Patriots will hit the road for the first time this season to take on the Appalachian Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Appalachian took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on West End, who comes in off a win.
West End is headed out to face Appalachian after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. West End came out on top against Sand Rock by a score of 14-10 on Tuesday. The Patriots haven't had any issues with the Wildcats recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Emma Franklin was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Franklin was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Bella Falkner
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In other batting news, Bella Falkner was incredible, going 3-for-5 with four RBI, one triple, and one run. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kennedi Nix, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Eagles on Tuesday. Appalachian fell just short of Douglas by a score of 3-1. Appalachian hasn't had much luck with Douglas recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Appalachian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trinity Day, who went 1-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
West End was able to grind out a solid victory over Appalachian in their previous meeting back in April of 2022, winning 7-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for West End 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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