Western put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Indianapolis Bishop Chatard Trojans as the Western Panthers made off with a 12-2 victory. Western might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five contests by ten runs or more this season.
Kylie Miller was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Miller has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Miller was also big at the plate, going 4-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Western got a massive performance out of Chloe Linn, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Linn is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as she's now launched at least one in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Chloe Hunt, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
On Indianapolis Bishop Chatard's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anni Felts, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Western's win bumped their record up to 9-0. As for Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-9-1 record this season.
Western will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Ben Davis at 11:00 a.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Western: 1.9, Ben Davis: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Logansport at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Logansport is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
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