Paint Valley had lost 14 straight at home dating back to last season, but on Friday they dropped down to 1-19 to make it 15. They lost 10-0 to the Westfall Mustangs. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Mustangs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 4-0 on April 8th.
As for Westfall, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-6. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 0 runs in those games.
For Westfall's part, Aubrey Caudy made a big impact no matter where she played. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave Caudy a new career-high. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. That triple marked the first that she has hit this season.
In other batting news, Layla Geiger was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Reise Rogers was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Paint Valley and Westfall could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings. The Bearcats will take on Adena at 5:00 p.m. on Monday with a big rank disadvantage (622 vs. 244). Meanwhile, Westfall (ranked 301st) will meet Piketon (ranked 99th) at 5:15 p.m. on Monday.
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