The West Hills Wolf Pack will challenge the Granite Hills Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. West Hills' pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Granite Hills' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
West Hills fell victim to Canyon Hills and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They fell just short of the Rattlers by a score of 1-0. The Wolf Pack haven't had much luck with the Rattlers recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Ava Goodman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on six hits and racked up six Ks. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.
Granite Hills couldn't beat Steele Canyon on Friday even though they stacked five runs on them in the fifth inning. The Eagles fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 7-6. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Kaleigh Baugher put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Baugher was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and one double.
Baugher wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Peyton Wells, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs. Ariana Heninger was another, going 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
West Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 15-9-1. As for Granite Hills, their loss dropped their record down to 7-16-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. West Hills hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Granite Hills struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.9 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
West Hills came out on top in a nail-biter against Granite Hills when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 8-6. Will the Wolf Pack repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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