The Yorktown Patriots will head out on the road to challenge the West Springfield Spartans at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Yorktown barely beat Washington-Liberty the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Patriots blew past the Generals 20-9 on Tuesday. The Patriots haven't had any issues with the Generals recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
West Springfield came out on top against Fairfax on Tuesday thanks in part to the team's impressive six-run sixth inning. The Spartans' pitcher stepped up to hand the Lions a 12-0 shutout.
Fairfax's batters probably weren't too happy with Andrea Yagui, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 14 Ks (she gave up seven walks). Yagui has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than 13 strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, West Springfield let Layla Muten and Elaina Primozic run wild. Muten went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Primozic went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI Muten has posted since back in March. Mia Lee also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen bases of the season.
West Springfield's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-3. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Yorktown, the victory was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 8-6.
Yorktown couldn't quite get it done against West Springfield in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 as they fell 10-5. Can the Patriots avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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