After both having extra time off, the Moody Blue Devils and the West End Patriots will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Moody's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed two weeks ago. They blew past Leeds 8-0. The win was familiar territory for the Blue Devils, who have now won four matches in a row.
West End never got on the board in their matchup two weeks ago, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Susan Moore two weeks ago. They were the clear victors by a 15-0 margin over the Bulldogs. The victory continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won six in a row.
Liddy Falkner was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in February.
In other batting news, Braylee King was incredible, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was DaLeigha Wheeler, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
West End was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
West End pushed their record up to 10-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Moody, their record now sits at 18-7.
Everything went Moody's way against West End in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, as Moody made off with a 7-0 win. Will Moody repeat their success, or does West End has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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