West Central can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. Everything went their way against the DeMotte Christian Knights as the West Central Trojans made off with a 15-5 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for West Central considering their two-run performance the match before.
Landon Gutwein made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Gutwein was even better at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, West Central let Garner Moon and Jacob Pilarski loose on the outfield. Moon scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Pilarski went 1-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
On DeMotte Christian's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Terpstra, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Terpstra has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
The win got West Central back to even at 6-6. As for DeMotte Christian, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-7.
West Central will head out on the road to face off against Faith Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Faith Christian is coming into the game with five straight losses at home, meaning West Central will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. DeMotte Christian will take on North White at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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