Friday just wasn't the day for Paint Valley's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 14-0 walloping at the hands of the Westfall Mustangs on Friday. Paint Valley has not had much luck with Westfall recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Paint Valley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kasarah Cantrell, who went 1-for-1 with two stolen bases. Cantrell has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On Westfall's side, Adrina Hicks made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Hicks was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Logan McNeal was a standout: she fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-4. Jill Butcher was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4.
Paint Valley's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Westfall, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Paint Valley will head out on the road to face off against Fairfield at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Fairfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season. As for Westfall, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Southeastern at 5:15 p.m.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
