The North Olmsted Eagles will square off against the Westlake Demons at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North Olmsted's hitters has struggled lately (they haven't scored a run in three consecutive games), something the team is no doubt ready to change.
North Olmsted fell victim to Rocky River and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 10-0 to the Pirates, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, Westlake made easy work of Normandy on Monday and carried off a 17-1 victory. Considering the Demons have won 11 matchups by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Westlake got a great performance from Cydney Loucka as she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Loucka has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Riley Knapp, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (four). Another player making a difference was Kylie Colacarro, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs and three RBI.
Westlake was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .576. They are a perfect 12-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Westlake's win bumped their record up to 12-5. As for North Olmsted, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-13.
North Olmsted might still be hurting after the 25-6 loss they got from Westlake when the teams last played back in April. Will the Eagles have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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