West Hills entered their tilt with Eastlake with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They walked away with a 7-4 win over the Eastlake Titans on Wednesday. This was payback for West Hills, who suffered an 11-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Ava Goodman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on 11 hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kristina Deal, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Faith Balestreri, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
On Eastlake's side, Mia Vasquez and Mackenzie Olshenskie stepped up to the plate in a big way. Vasquez scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Olshenskie went 2-for-4 with a triple and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Jiselle Garcia, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
West Hills' victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-6-1. As for Eastlake, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-5.
West Hills will take on Carlsbad at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. West Hills is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. As for Eastlake, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 6-3 win vs. Granite Hills on the 19th.
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