The Trinity Blazers will face off against the Westmont Sentinels at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Trinity has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with six straight defeats, while Westmont will come in with five straight wins.
Trinity fell victim to DePaul College Prep and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 15-0 to the Rams.
Meanwhile, Westmont made easy work of Aurora East on Wednesday and carried off an 18-3 victory. The Sentinels might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by 12 runs or more this season.
Gwyneth Jindra made a big impact no matter where she played. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive appearances. She was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two stolen bases, and five RBI.
In other batting news, Westmont got a massive performance out of Cate Jackson, who went 2-for-3 with three runs and one triple. Jackson is on a roll when it comes to triples, as she's now hit at least one in each of the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jael McLorn, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Westmont always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .540 or higher in five consecutive games.
Westmont's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-5. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 19.6 runs over those games. As for Trinity, their loss dropped their record down to 1-15.
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