West Washington has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Bedford North Lawrence Stars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. West Washington is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
On Monday, West Washington had just enough and edged Henryville out 2-1.
Elliot Nance spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, West Washington saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Riley Hall, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last contest, Bedford North Lawrence made sure to put some runs up on the board against Loogootee on Monday. Everything went Bedford North Lawrence's way against Loogootee as Bedford North Lawrence made off with a 15-4 win.
Macee Nicholson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Nicholson was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Bedford North Lawrence got a massive performance out of Kendall Graves, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a triple. Tori Nikirk was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
West Washington pushed their record up to 17-0 with that victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Bedford North Lawrence, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a massive bump to their 16-10-1 record this season.
Bedford North Lawrence's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. West Washington has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.5 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Bedford North Lawrence, though, as they've been averaging only 3.8. Will West Washington keep running through batters, or will Bedford North Lawrence buck the trend?
West Washington might still be hurting after the 7-0 loss they got from Bedford North Lawrence when the teams last played back in April of 2019. Thankfully for West Washington, Zoe Adams (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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