The Western Hills Wolverines will venture away from home to take on the Madison Southern Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Western Hills is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Western Hills turned things around against Bluegrass United on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past the Bluehawks 7-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Wolverines have posted since April 8th.
Cole Semones
| 05/06/25 vs Bluegrass United | 12 |
| 04/16/25 vs Franklin County | 10 |
| 03/21/25 vs Bath County | 8 |
| 03/27/24 vs Bath County | 7 |
| 04/23/24 @ Great Crossing | 5 |
Cole Semones made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Those 12 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Noah Morris, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Western Hills is undefeated when Morris posts two or more runs, but 5-8 otherwise. Harlan Comer was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one double, and one RBI.
Western Hills always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bluegrass United only posted an OBP of .267.
Meanwhile, Madison Southern was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of Bryan Station.
Western Hills' record is now 15-8. As for Madison Southern, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-15.
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