Westchester hasn't had much luck against Palisades recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Comets are taking a road trip to challenge the Dolphins at 3:00 p.m. Westchester has given up an average of 12.7 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Westchester couldn't beat University on Friday even though they stacked four runs on them in the third inning. The Comets came up short against the Wildcats, falling 18-7.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Palisades). They blew past Fairfax 18-5 on Wednesday. With that victory, the Dolphins brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
Palisades let Lina Kwak and Sloane Le Chang run wild. Kwak went 3-for-4 with five RBI, one stolen base, and one run, while Le Chang got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Those five RBI gave Kwak a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Sydney Schwartz, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base.
Palisades always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .585. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in four consecutive contests.
Palisades' win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-8. As for Westchester, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.
Westchester came out on top in a nail-biter against Palisades in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 11-10. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Comets since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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