Westview scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Valley Center Jaguars as the Westview Wolverines made off with an 18-1 win. Considering Westview has won nine games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Anessa Hartman made a big impact no matter where she played. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Hartman was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
In other pitching news, Kyra Olsen looked comfortable as she tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Leilani Muller, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Taylor Thomas was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
On Valley Center's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Becker, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Westview, bringing their record for this year to 16-8. As for Valley Center, their defeat was their 11th straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-21-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Westview will challenge Mt. Carmel at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Westview will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for Valley Center, they will head out on the road to square off against Escondido at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Valley Center is facing Escondido at the right time seeing as Escondido is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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