The Westfield School Hornets's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Calvary Christian Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Westfield School is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Pinewood Christian just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 13-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Patriots.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last contest, Calvary Christian made sure to put some runs up on the board against Brookstone on Thursday. Calvary Christian was the clear victor by a 15-2 margin over Brookstone. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won six matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Kendall Gumm made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in July. She was also big at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kentlee Spates was a standout: she went 3-for-3 with six RBI and three runs. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. Madison Davis was another key player, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Calvary Christian always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .583. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 47.1%.
Westfield School's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-6. As for Calvary Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season.
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