The Westlake Warriors will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Royal Highlanders at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Royal took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Westlake, who comes in off a win.
Westlake is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Oak Park. The Warriors were the clear victors by a 7-1 margin over the Eagles on Monday. The Warriors not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since May 3, 2025 (when they won 10-0).
Presley Watters made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). Watters was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Westlake let Isla Ange and Kaitlyn McDuffee run wild. Ange went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI, while McDuffee went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Liv Tirsch, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Westlake kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Oak Park only managed five.
Meanwhile, Royal came up short against Agoura on Tuesday, falling 12-1.
Royal saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lidija Faubert, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Westlake was able to grind out a solid victory over Royal in their previous matchup back in March of 2025, winning 6-1. Do the Warriors have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Highlanders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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