Westmoreland and Essex are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Westmoreland Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Essex Trojans at 12:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Westmoreland came tearing into Wednesday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Red Devils a 13-0 shutout.
Emma Burgess made a splash while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Burgess has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Burgess was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brittney Rose, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Aven Clarke was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Essex got the win against Northumberland on Thursday by a conclusive 17-2.
Westmoreland's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Essex, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2-3 record this season.
Westmoreland suffered a grim 18-2 defeat to Essex in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Westmoreland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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