The West Platte Bluejays will head out to square off against the Penney Hornets at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Penney took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on West Platte, who comes in off a win.
West Platte is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Bishop LeBlond a 17-0 shutout on Monday. Considering the Bluejays have won six games by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Brook Allison made a big impact no matter where she played. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Allison was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Molly Cline was incredible, going 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Morgan Vannatta, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, West Platte always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .696. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 13 runs the game before, Penney was a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They fell 7-2 to Plattsburg.
Teagan Ford made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. What's more, she also racked up two hits, the mostshe's had since back in October of 2023.
West Platte's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-6. As for Penney, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-12 record this season.
West Platte was able to grind out a solid win over Penney in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Platte since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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