The Western Hills Wolverines are taking a road trip to face off against the Eminence Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Western Hills will be strutting in after a win while Eminence will be coming in after a loss.
Western Hills is headed out to face Eminence after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Western Hills blew past Frankfort Christian Academy 18-3 on Tuesday. The Wolverines haven't had any issues with the Royals recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Cole Semones made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Semones was even better at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in runs.
In other batting news, Western Hills let Noah Morris and Clay Devers run wild. Morris scored two runs and stole Three bases. while going 2-for-2, while Devers scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Those three stolen bases gave Morris a new career-high. Asher Gatewood was another key player, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in both of his plate appearances.
Western Hills always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .676. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Frankfort Christian Academy only posted an OBP of .389.
Meanwhile, Eminence was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell 6-2 to Oldham County.
Tanner Simpson was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Simpson was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one triple, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Hayden Kuhn made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
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