
Eagles
04/22/25 vs Lancaster | 1-10 |
04/21/25 @ Chancellor | 26-8 |
04/17/25 @ Colonial Beach | 13-2 |
04/16/25 vs James Monroe | 10-0 |
04/15/25 vs Colonial Beach | 12-1 |
Westmoreland dropped their record down to 5-5 on Tuesday, which also ended the team's four-game streak of wins. They lost 10-1 to the Lancaster Red Devils. The Eagles were red-hot at the plate heading into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the four contests prior), but the Red Devils' pitchers proved too tough.
Emma Burgess was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She struck out ten batters over 6.1 innings while giving up four earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. Burgess was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. She has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times she's played.
As for Lancaster, their win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 8-5. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by seven runs or more this season.
Like Westmoreland, Lancaster also got a great game from a two-way player: Braelyn Johnson. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Johnson was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
In other batting news, Lancaster let Ayla Saunders and Isabella Gill run wild. Saunders got on base in three of her five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one run, while Gill went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, one double, and one RBI. Saunders also hit a double, marking her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Addie George, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one double.
While Westmoreland had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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