Elmwood Park is 8-0 against Westmont since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Elmwood Park Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Westmont Sentinels at 4:30 p.m. Elmwood Park is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Elmwood Park is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Payton College Prep (and have done all season long). Everything went Elmwood Park's way against Payton College Prep on Wednesday as Elmwood Park made off with a 9-1 win.
Kylie Jones-Plasencia made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out ten batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Jones-Plasencia has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Jones-Plasencia was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Ariana Huaman was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Maria Brown was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Westmont lost 19-2 to Yorkville Christian on Tuesday.
Westmont saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alice O'Connor, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Elmwood Park's victory bumped their record up to 13-5. As for Westmont, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-11 record this season.
Westmont's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Elmwood Park hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .369. It's a different story for Westmont, though, as they've only averaged .176. Will they be able to contain Elmwood Park's hitters?
Everything went Elmwood Park's way against Westmont when the teams last played back in April as Elmwood Park made off with a 16-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Elmwood Park 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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