Victoria West waltzed into their game on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over the Gregory-Portland Wildcats. That's more bragging rights for Victoria West, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Mikayla Davis made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Davis has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Davis was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Ariel Rutherford was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was Grace Weiler, who went 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.
On Gregory-Portland's side, Abigail Moreno made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Victoria West is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-16-1 record this season. As for Gregory-Portland, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-13-1.
Victoria West will head out on the road to square off against Victoria East at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Victoria West is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road. As for Gregory-Portland, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Miller at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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