After both having extra time off, the Grant Pacers and the West Park Panthers will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Grant has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with nine straight losses, while West Park will come in with three straight wins.
Grant fell victim to Kennedy and their airtight pitching crew last Thursday. They lost 22-0 to the Cougars. The shutout was out of character for the Pacers seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in February.
Meanwhile, while West Park put up plenty of runs last Thursday, the same can't be said for Cordova. The Panthers put the hurt on the Lancers with a sharp 20-0 victory. With that win, the Panthers brought their scoring average up to 7.2 runs per game.
West Park let Mady Schultze and Kayla Bowles run wild. Schultze went 2-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs, while Bowles went 1-for-3 with five RBI, three runs, and one triple. Those five RBI gave Bowles a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Isabella Huston, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
West Park hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post two or more strikeouts.
West Park pushed their record up to 7-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 18.7 runs over those games. As for Grant, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.
Grant suffered a grim 24-3 defeat to West Park in their previous matchup back in March. Will the Pacers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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