Westville waltzed into their matchup on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Kouts Mustangs & Fillies . This was payback for Westville, who suffered a 7-6 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Kierstin Vargas made a big impact no matter where she played. She tossed seven innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits. Vargas has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Vargas was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
In other batting news, Lily Green was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kiersten Vaughan, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Kouts' side, Cassie Follmer made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Macie Sanders, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Westville has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Kouts, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-5.
Westville will be playing in front of their home fans against Culver Community at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Culver Community is coming into the contest with three straight wins on the road, so Westville will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Kouts, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Tri-Township at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Kouts is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.4 runs per game this season.
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