Westlake and Mountain Ridge squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Westlake had to settle for second. They fell 5-0 to the Mountain Ridge Sentinels. Westlake was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Mountain Ridge apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April.
Westlake saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lexi Hilton, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases. Another player making a difference was Kinzie Bailey, who got on base in two of her three plate appearances with two stolen bases.
On Mountain Ridge's side, not much got past Adison (Red) Brooks, who gave up just four hits to keep Westlake off the board. Brooks has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
Westlake has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-13 record this season. As for Mountain Ridge, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-9.
While Westlake 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 1:00 p.m. on Friday.
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