Airport won the last time they faced Westwood, and things went their way on Monday too. The Airport Eagles narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Westwood Redhawks 12-11. That's two games straight that Airport has won by just one run.
The team relied heavily on Avery Ingram, who went 2-for-5 with a home run, four RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Abigail Gartman, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Westwood's side, Marguerite Ridgeway was cooking despite her team's loss, firing off two home runs, four runs, and five RBI while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jada McConnell, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Airport has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Westwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11.
Airport will be playing at home against Dreher at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Airport will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for Westwood, they are on the road again on Wednesday to play Lugoff-Elgin at 7:15 p.m. Lugoff-Elgin is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
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