Western stacked a 15th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They blew past the Harrison Raiders 12-2. Western's win was all the more impressive since Harrison was averaging only 3.91 runs allowed on the season.
Lucy George spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Western got a big performance out of Brynley Erb, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Rylynn Gibbs was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
On Harrison's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ava Mobley, who went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Harrison didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Western only tossed seven.
The victory made it two in a row for Western and bumps their season record up to 22-2. As for Harrison, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-4.
Western will take on Twin Lakes at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Harrison, they will square off against McCutcheon at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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