The West Pioneers will head out to take on the Northwest Grizzlies at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. West has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with six straight losses, while Northwest will come in with four straight wins.
West is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They lost 23-8 to Heights last Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that the Pioneers have lost by exactly 15 runs.
Meanwhile, Northwest made easy work of North on Tuesday and carried off a 16-2 victory. Considering the Grizzlies have won nine matches by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Elianna Burgardt looked comfortable as she tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (three).
On the hitting side, Kam Stubbs was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with four runs, two triples, and one stolen base. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Tharon Thomas was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and one stolen base.
Northwest was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .394. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in four consecutive contests.
Northwest's record is now 11-9. As for West, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
West might still be hurting after the 18-2 loss they got from Northwest in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Pioneers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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