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| 04/11/26 - Away | 6-5 W |
| 04/02/25 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 03/28/24 - Away | 12-6 W |
| 04/03/23 - Home | 7-8 L |
| 05/10/19 - Away | 2-4 L |
| + 5 more games |
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Westland ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Central Crossing Comets, sneaking past 6-5. The Cougars haven't had any issues with the Comets recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Linus Minster tossed a big game, striking out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Jordan Cottrill was excellent, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and three runs. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Kaden Winters also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Westland's victory bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Central Crossing, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-8-1.
Westland will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Comets: the pair will be back at it again later today.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
