The West Stanly Colts have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Southwestern Randolph Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The last three games West Stanly has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Tuesday, West Stanly had just enough and edged Parkwood out 4-3.
Lilly Hartsell was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Hartsell has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 13 consecutive pitching appearances. Hartsell was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a double.
Hartsell wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kristen Smith, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Southwestern Randolph waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 7-3 victory over the Patriots.
West Stanly's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-4. As for Southwestern Randolph, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season.
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