The WestSide Renegades will be playing at home against the Tug Valley Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, WestSide finally turned things around against Van last Monday. WestSide blew past Van 12-3.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Tug Valley gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Tolsia a 16-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Tug Valley.
Bailee Hall made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hall was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last 12 games she's played.
In other batting news, Amelya Wellman was a standout: she scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Megan Griffey was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
WestSide's win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4. As for Tug Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 11-4.
WestSide came up short against Tug Valley in their previous matchup back in March, falling 5-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hall, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Now that WestSide knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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