The Westran Hornets will head out to square off against the New Franklin Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Westran is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Westran fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Moberly on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 4-3. The Hornets haven't had much luck with the Spartans recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Kylee Hayes was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she pitched 8.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5 innings per game. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
Hayes wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Charley Starr, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, New Franklin waltzed into their contest on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They blew past the Trojans 9-2. Considering the Bulldogs have won ten matches by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The defeat snapped Westran's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 12-11 record. As for New Franklin, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-3.
Westran suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to New Franklin in their previous matchup back in September. Can Westran avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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