The West Branch Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Conemaugh Valley Blue Jays at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
West Branch took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They never let Bishop McCort onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory.
Carsyn Wesesky made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Wesesky was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, West Branch let Madison Butler and Haley Woodling loose on the outfield. Butler scored a run while going 1-for-1, while Woodling scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Conemaugh Valley had no problem doing just that on Monday. Everything went their way against the Mustangs as they made off with an 8-1 win.
West Branch's victory was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-2. As for Conemaugh Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season.
West Branch came out on top in a nail-biter against Conemaugh Valley in their previous matchup back in May of 2018, sneaking past 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Conemaugh Valley's Kasey McClain, who pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Now that she won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for West Branch to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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