Round Rock Westwood hasn't had much luck against Cedar Ridge recently, but that could start to change on Friday. Round Rock Westwood will head out on the road to square off against Cedar Ridge at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Round Rock Westwood will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs last Tuesday, then bounced right back against Manor on Tuesday. Round Rock Westwood put the hurt on Manor with a sharp 14-8 win. The Warriors haven't had any issues with the Mustangs recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Cedar Ridge waltzed into their game on Tuesday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They never let the Mavericks get on the board and left with a 10-0 win. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by ten runs or more this season.
Caitlin Benningfield made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. She has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one triple.
In other batting news, Cedar Ridge let London Collins and Gabby Zulfekar run wild. Collins scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2, while Zulfekar scored two runs while going 2-for-2. That's the most stolen bases Collins has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Makayla Gonzales, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Cedar Ridge always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .583. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as McNeil only posted an OBP of .167.
Cedar Ridge pushed their record up to 11-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Round Rock Westwood, their record now sits at 5-9.
Round Rock Westwood suffered a grim 22-0 defeat to Cedar Ridge in their previous meeting back in February. Can Round Rock Westwood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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