In what's become a running theme this season, West Stanly gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They never let the Anson Bearcats onto the board and left with a 16-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for West Stanly considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Lilly Hartsell was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Hartsell was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with four RBI and two runs.
In other batting news, Aliyah Rush was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Kristen Smith was another key contributor, scoring two runs.
West Stanly has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Anson, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-15.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. West Stanly will challenge South Stanly at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South Stanly is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season. As for Anson, they will head out on the road to take on Forest Hills at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Forest Hills is on a nine-game streak of home losses, Anson a nine-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change.
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