Westbrook can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Hermleigh Cardinals as the Westbrook Wildcats made off with a 10-2 win. Winning may never get old, but Westbrook sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Jaxson Browne and Keegan Gilbreath were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Browne struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Meanwhile, Gilbreath kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Browne went 4-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Gilbreath scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bo Payne, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Shawn Salazar, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Westbrook pushed their record up to 7-6 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Hermleigh, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
Westbrook will have a chance to go back-to-back against Hermleigh: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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