The Westminster Christian Wildcats's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Howell Central Spartans at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Westminster Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, everything went Westminster Christian's way against St. Charles as Westminster Christian made off with a 15-4 win. Considering the Wildcats have won six matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Lainey Kane spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on ten hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
On the hitting side, Paige Branstetter was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Jaymison Lenk was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Westminster Christian kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 18 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now hit at least ten hits in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Howell Central and Howell North met for a duel on Saturday where Howell Central couldn't get it done. Howell Central fell just short of Howell North by a score of 5-4.
Westminster Christian is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Howell Central, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 14 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-16 record this season.
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