Western Boone stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Southmont Mounties with a sharp 18-1 win. Winning may never get old, but Western Boone sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Ally Lewis made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Lewis has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Lewis was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with five RBI, a stolen base, and a run.
In other batting news, Mickayla Naanos and Morganne Grant did most of the damage at the plate: Naanos scored three runs while going 2-for-4, while Grant scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Emma Shirley, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
On Southmont's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adrianna Thornburg, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Western Boone's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-6. As for Southmont, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-14 record this season.
Western Boone does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Southmont, they will head out on the road to take on North Montgomery at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Southmont is facing North Montgomery at the right time seeing as North Montgomery is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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