The Normal West Wildcats are taking a road trip to challenge the Westville Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Normal West turned things around against Richwoods on Saturday. They blew past the Knights 17-1. Considering the Wildcats' hitters had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Normal West got a big performance out of Eva Bankston, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those two hits gave Bankston a new career-high. McKinley Pate also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Normal West was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Richwoods only posted a batting average of .188.
Meanwhile, Westville came tearing into Tuesday's contest with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.4 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Blue Devils by a score of 7-3.
Lilly Kiesel was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off ten hits. Kiesel was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, Laney Cook was incredible, going 3-for-5 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Madison Jones, who went 1-for-3 with two runs.
Westville's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-2. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Normal West, their record now sits at 7-10.
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