Westville had lost three straight on the road, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 5-11 to make it four. They came up short against the Washington Township Senators, falling 8-1. If the Blackhawks were looking for revenge after losing 12-1 to the Senators when the teams met back in May of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
As for Washington Township, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-4-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games.
For Washington Township's part, they got a great performance from Hunter Lang as he struck out 11 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Lang has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Destin Billings, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one double. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Drew Horvath was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three runs and two RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Westville will face off against rival Morgan Township at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Washington Township is set to challenge their familiar foe Kouts at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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