West Stanly is 9-1 against Anson since May of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The West Stanly Colts will be playing in front of their home fans against the Anson Bearcats at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (West Stanly has 38 straight wins, Anson has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
West Stanly's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Forest Hills a 19-0 shutout. West Stanly might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five contests by ten runs or more this season.
Lilly Hartsell made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Hartsell has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Hartsell was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with three runs, three doubles, and three RBI.
In other batting news, West Stanly let Kristen Smith and Kennedy Austin loose on the outfield. Smith scored four runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4, while Austin scored three runs while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Reese Hager, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Anson suffered a tough 10-1 defeat at the hands of North Stanly on Monday.
Anson saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gretchen Henry, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
West Stanly pushed their record up to 7-0 with that victory, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Anson, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
West Stanly beat Anson 6-1 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Will West Stanly repeat their success, or does Anson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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