The Kirkwood Pioneers will head out to challenge the Hazelwood West Wildcats at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Kirkwood will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Kirkwood's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over Mehlville.
Meanwhile, Hazelwood West didn't have quite enough to beat St. Joseph's Academy on Monday and fell 7-6.
Allisan Cafolla was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Mia Boschen made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-5. What's more, she also racked up three hits, the mostshe's had since back in September of 2023. Kenna Kalka was another key player, going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Kirkwood's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-15. As for Hazelwood West, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-8.
Kirkwood came out on top in a nail-biter against Hazelwood West in their previous meeting two weeks ago, sneaking past 8-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kirkwood since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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