West Hills had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Academy of Our Lady of Peace Pilots out 4-3. This was payback for West Hills, who suffered an 8-4 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Ava Goodman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on 13 hits.
On the hitting side, West Hills saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Abby Farmer, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Academy of Our Lady of Peace's side, Alayna Ma'Ake made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Samantha Gehler, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Academy of Our Lady of Peace was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .448. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Hills only posted a batting average of .130.
West Hills pushed their record up to 16-9-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Academy of Our Lady of Peace, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-9-1 record this season.
West Hills will be playing at home against Grossmont at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Grossmont is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Academy of Our Lady of Peace, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Mira Mesa at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Academy of Our Lady of Peace's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Mira Mesa's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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