Thursday just wasn't the day for Westover's offense. They suffered a tough 15-0 loss at the hands of the Western Harnett Eagles on Thursday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Westover in their matchups with Western Harnett: they've now lost six in a row.
Westover saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sariyaha Griffin, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
On Western Harnett's side, Grace Andersen was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (she also didn't allow any walks). Andersen was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Western Harnett got a big performance out of Micah Wolvington, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Audrina Gibson was another key contributor, going 1-for-1 with two runs and a triple.
Westover's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Western Harnett, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-3.
Westover will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Triton at 6:00 p.m. Triton's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Westover's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Western Harnett, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Harnett Central at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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