Westfield put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They put the hurt on the New Castle Trojans with a sharp 11-2 victory. The win was some much needed relief for Westfield as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Nathan Bodenberg looked comfortable as he struck out nine batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned run off two hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Westfield got a big performance out of Brayden Hibler, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Lincoln Hoffman, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On New Castle's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gannon Harris, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, New Castle didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. This was only their seventh loss (out of eight games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Westfield's victory bumped their record up to 9-4. As for New Castle, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10.
Westfield will head out on the road to challenge Center Grove at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Center Grove is coming into the matchup with seven straight wins at home, so Westfield will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for New Castle, they will head out on the road to face off against Centerville at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. New Castle has given up an average of 8.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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