The Hazelwood West Wildcats are taking a road trip to take on the Valley Park Hawks at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Valley Park took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Hazelwood West, who comes in off a win.
Hazelwood West took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Kirkwood , sneaking past 5-3.
Allisan Cafolla spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on four hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Hazelwood West's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Aydenn Sutton, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Valley Park's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell just short of Lutheran South by a score of 8-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Hawks have suffered since October 5, 2023.
Adison Durbin put in work while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and not a single walk). Durbin was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a triple and a run.
In other batting news, Alivia Robison and Jenna Chitwood stepped up to the plate in a big way. Robison scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Chitwood scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Meghan Reinwald, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Valley Park didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're strikeout total in three consecutive matchups.
Hazelwood West has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Valley Park, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8-1.
Hazelwood West was able to grind out a solid win over Valley Park in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 10-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hazelwood West since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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