The Western Hills Wolverines will play host again on Friday to welcome the Bryan Station Defenders, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Western Hills is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Western Hills is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Collins (and have done all season long). Western Hills' pitcher stepped up to hand Collins a 9-0 shutout on Monday.
Addison Watson made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Watson has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Watson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Western Hills let Ellie Roberts and Karrington Briscoe loose on the outfield. Roberts scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Briscoe scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Mykenzie Hellard, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three matches, Bryan Station finally came back down to earth on Thursday. They lost 6-0 to Harrison County. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Bryan Station has not been shut out since back in April.
Western Hills pushed their record up to 18-11 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Bryan Station, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 18-11.
Western Hills couldn't quite finish off Bryan Station when the teams last played back in March and fell 5-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bryan Station's Karsyn Rockvoan, who struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Now that Western Hills 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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