The matchup between Westfield and South Lakes on Thursday hardly resembled the 1-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Westfield Bulldogs fell 11-8 to the South Lakes Seahawks. Westfield was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as South Lakes apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April.
Rylee Schmid was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Carley Austin, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On South Lakes' side, Gracie De La Cruz was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over 5.1 innings pitched. De La Cruz was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Addie Heath, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Cassandra De La Cruz, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Westfield's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for South Lakes, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-7-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Westfield will challenge Chantilly at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for South Lakes, they will head out on the road to take on Oakton at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. South Lakes is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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