Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Westwood). They blew past the Brookwood Warriors 14-2 on Monday. Considering the Wildcats have won three matches by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Bentley Palmer made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Palmer was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Westwood let Payton Sherman and Mattie Gray loose on the outfield. Sherman scored a run while going 3-for-3, while Gray scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Lilly Lanier, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Westwood was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .303 or higher in five consecutive games.
Westwood's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-2. As for Brookwood, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Westwood will have a chance to go back-to-back against Brookwood: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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