The South Lakes Seahawks will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Westfield Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. South Lakes is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
South Lakes put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against Yorktown as South Lakes made off with a 10-0 victory.
Gracie De La Cruz made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. De La Cruz has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. De La Cruz was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Addie Heath was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Sydney Zeigler, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 16 runs the game before, Westfield was a bit more limited in their contest on Monday. They fell 4-0 to James Madison. Westfield has struggled against James Madison recently, as their game on Monday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
South Lakes has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4-1 record this season. As for Westfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
South Lakes was able to grind out a solid win over Westfield in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, winning 9-5. Will South Lakes repeat their success, or does Westfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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