The Westville Tigers are taking a road trip to face off against the Paxton-Buckley-Loda Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Westville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Paxton-Buckley-Loda's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Westville came out on top against Schlarman on Monday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run fifth inning. The Tigers' pitchers stepped up to hand the Hilltoppers a 10-0 shutout. Considering the Tigers have won 12 matches by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Paxton-Buckley-Loda didn't have quite enough to beat Rantoul on Monday and fell 2-1. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Paxton-Buckley-Loda saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kayden Vance, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one double.
The win made it two in a row for Westville and bumps their season record up to 19-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Paxton-Buckley-Loda, their loss dropped their record down to 11-9.
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