For the second straight game, Normal West will face off against Richwoods. The Wildcats will square off against the Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Normal West is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
Normal West fell victim to Richwoods and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Knights. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Wildcats were not able to get on the board.
Gage Flairty was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off eight hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in April.
The victory (which was Richwoods' fifth in a row) raised their record to 17-10. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Normal West, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 19-10.
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