The West Central Trojans are on the road again on Tuesday to play the North Miami Warriors at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
West Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Caston 4-3.
Jaden Erb spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Annika Smith, who went 1-for-3 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Mara Sharpe, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, North Miami had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Braves out 4-2.
North Miami also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Jordyn Hackworth gave up just two earned runs on four hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, North Miami's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Victoria Masters, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
West Central is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for North Miami, their win bumped their record up to 8-13.
West Central couldn't quite finish off North Miami in their previous meeting back in May of 2022 and fell 4-2. Thankfully for West Central, Lauren Duncan (who struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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