The Barry Western Wildcats will square off against the Mendon Unity Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Barry Western has three straight wins, Mendon Unity has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
It was a proper cat-fight when Barry Western took on West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] on Monday. The Wildcats were the clear victors by a 15-2 margin over the Cougars. Considering the Wildcats have won six games by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Mendon Unity couldn't beat Camp Point Central on Monday even though they stacked six runs on them in the fifth inning. The Mustangs lost 22-9 to the Panthers.
Jillian Shaffer made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Savannah Kretzer, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Barry Western's victory bumped their record up to 11-8. As for Mendon Unity, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
Everything went Barry Western's way against Mendon Unity in their previous meeting back in April, as Barry Western made off with a 16-0 win. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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