West Holmes put the finishing touches on their 13th blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They blew past the Garaway Pirates 13-7. The win made it back-to-back victories for West Holmes.
Briar Cline tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Payton Hudson, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Emma Miller was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
West Holmes is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Garaway, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-13.
West Holmes will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Lexington at 5:00 p.m. Lexington's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so West Holmes' hitters will have their work cut out for them. Garaway does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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