The Westview Chargers will head out on the road to challenge the Dyer County Choctaws at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Westview got themselves on the board against Union City, but Union City never followed suit. They blew past the Golden Tornadoes 12-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Westview.
McCall Simms made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also only allowed one walk). Simms was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with five RBI, a triple, and a double.
In other pitching news, Lexie Edmison looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Back at the plate, Tanyla Ward was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Sarah Byars was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Dyer County put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 5-2 win over Jackson Christian. Despite the victory, that was the fewest points Dyer County has scored all year.
Dyer County's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Emma Wray, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Westview now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Dyer County, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both both teams just can't seem to miss. Westview has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 11.7 hits per game. However, it's not like Dyer County struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.2 per game. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Westview came up short against Dyer County in their previous matchup last Monday, falling 6-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dyer County's Rylee Key, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over 4.2 innings pitched. Now that Westview knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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