The Westville Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Oakwood Comets at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Westville is coming into the contest hot, having won their last seven games.
Westville stacked a 16th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over Watseka.
Abby Sabalaskey made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Sabalaskey has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 16 consecutive pitching appearances. Sabalaskey was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a triple and a run.
In other batting news, Westville got a big performance out of Jazmyn Bennett, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Daylin Zaayer was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Oakwood came up short against Champaign Central on Thursday and fell 7-3. Oakwood has struggled against Champaign Central recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Oakwood saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bella Bradford, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Westville pushed their record up to 22-2 with that victory, which was their tenth straight at home. As for Oakwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-18.
Everything went Westville's way against Oakwood when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Westville made off with a 15-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Westville since the squad 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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