The West Washington Senators are on the road again on Thursday to play the Lanesville Eagles at 6:00 p.m. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
West Washington is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Christian Academy a 6-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for West Washington, who have now won 13 matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Elliot Nance, who gave up just two hits and racked up 15 Ks to keep Christian Academy off the board. Nance has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 20 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Layla Manship, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Schmidt, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lanesville waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Rebels 12-2.
Makenna Mills made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Mills was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Lanesville let Izzie Rawlings and Ellie Schneider loose on the outfield. Rawlings scored a run while going 3-for-3, while Schneider scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
West Washington's win bumped their record up to 20-1. As for Lanesville, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
West Washington's speedy runners might be the difference in Thursday's matchup. West Washington has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.4 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Lanesville, though, as they've been averaging only 1. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will West Washington continue to outrun the ball?
Everything went West Washington's way against Lanesville when the teams last played back in April as West Washington made off with a 7-0 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lanesville's Felicity Cunningham, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will West Washington still be able to contain Cunningham? There's only one way to find out.
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