On Monday, Westfield faced Center Grove in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Westfield Shamrocks fell just short of the Center Grove Trojans by a score of 12-11. Westfield was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Center Grove apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
Alex Rudolph and Lincoln Hoffman stepped up to the plate in a big way. Rudolph scored two runs while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances, while Hoffman scored two runs while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances. Nick Fero was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
On Center Grove's side, Noah Coy was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in five of his seven plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Drake McClurg, who scored three runs while going 2-for-5.
Westfield has not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-5 record this season. As for Center Grove, they pushed their record up to 14-1 with that victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
Westfield will take on Noblesville at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Westfield's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Noblesville's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Center Grove, they will head out on the road to challenge New Albany at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Center Grove: 3.3, New Albany: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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