After flying high against East last Friday, Western came back down to earth. The Western Indians lost 8-1 to the Paint Valley Bearcats on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for Western in their matchups with Paint Valley: they've now lost four in a row.
For Paint Valley's part, Kasarah Cantrell made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). Cantrell has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Cantrell was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Sophi Stauffer was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. Kyla Littler was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Western's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Paint Valley, their victory ended a ten-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-20.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Western will face off against East at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Paint Valley, they will head out on the road to square off against Symmes Valley at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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