Westfield faced Center Grove in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Shamrocks fell just short of the Trojans by a score of 7-5. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Shamrocks of the 12-11 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2024.
Westfield got a good showing from Aiden Grabowski, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the first time Grabowski hasn't allowed a single earned run since April 3rd.
On the hitting side, Westfield saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lincoln Hoffman, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Westfield is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-4. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only 1.67 runs. As for Center Grove, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 14-2.
Westfield didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, an 11-4 defeat against Noblesville on the 1st. As for Center Grove, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, an 8-5 victory against Carmel on the 1st.
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