The Mooresville Pioneers are taking a road trip to challenge the Westfield Shamrocks at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Mooresville is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Mooresville is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest defeat since April 12th on Thursday. They lost 15-0 to Center Grove. The game marked the first time this year in which the Pioneers were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Westfield). They were the clear victors by a 15-7 margin over Shelbyville on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Shamrocks considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Mackenzie Delph tossed a big game, striking out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Those 11 strikeouts gave her a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Avery Banas was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April. Reese Gettinger was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Westfield was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Westfield's record is now 11-9. As for Mooresville, their loss dropped their record down to 15-8.
Mooresville came out on top in a nail-biter against Westfield in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, sneaking past 5-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pioneers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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