The Westwood Redhawks will be playing at home against the Irmo Yellowjackets at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Westwood is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
On Monday, while Westwood put up some runs, the same can't be said for Ridge View. Westwood blew past Ridge View 10-0.
Isabelle "Izzy" Ridgeway made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Ridgeway was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
In other batting news, Taylor Blevins and Jada McConnell did most of the damage at the plate: Blevins scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while McConnell scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Azaria Belton, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, the matchup between Irmo and A.C. Flora on Wednesday hardly resembled the 3-0 effort from their previous meeting. Irmo fell just short of A.C. Flora by a score of 10-9. Irmo's loss continues an unfortunate trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Westwood has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-8 record this season. As for Irmo, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11.
Westwood was able to grind out a solid win over Irmo in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 14-11. Does Westwood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Irmo turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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