After two games on the road, Bandys is heading back home. They will take on the West Caldwell Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Bandys: 3, West Caldwell: 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Bandys is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Newton-Conover a 16-0 shutout on Friday. The result was nothing new for Bandys, who have now won six matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Piper Barrymore was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Barrymore has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances. Barrymore was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Avery Alexander and Harley Reynolds did most of the damage at the plate: Alexander scored three runs while going 4-for-5, while Reynolds scored four runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Paige Barrymore, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but West Caldwell had to settle for a 7-6 defeat against West Lincoln on Friday. West Caldwell has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bandys' win bumped their record up to 11-6. As for West Caldwell, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8.
Bandys couldn't quite finish off West Caldwell in their previous meeting back in March and fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of West Caldwell's Abby Bowman, who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off ten hits (and only one walk). Now that Bandys knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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