After two games on the road, Armstrong is heading back home. They will take on the Westville Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Armstrong: 3.3, Westville: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Armstrong will make a triumphant return home after picking up their first road win of the season at Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin expense on Wednesday. Armstrong's tough 17-2 defeat to Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin might stick with them for a while. Armstrong has not had much luck with Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Kollin Asbury was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Armstrong didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin only tossed three.
Meanwhile, Westville entered their tilt with South Vermillion with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They had just enough and edged the Wildcats out 8-7.
Armstrong's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-2. As for Westville, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-3-1.
Armstrong suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Westville when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Armstrong, Ethan Mcmasters (who struck out ten batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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