With a playoff game on the line, Westview rose to the challenge on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Prairie Heights Panthers a 10-0 shutout. Westview might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 11 contests by six runs or more this season.
Max Engle made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Engle has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Engle was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Braden Kauffman, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Mason Wire, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Westview has been performing well recently as they've won 13 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season. As for Prairie Heights, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-21.
As of now, neither Westview nor Prairie Heights have any future games scheduled.
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