The West Washington Senators will be playing at home against the Trinity Lutheran Cougars at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Trinity Lutheran took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on West Washington, who comes in off a win.
West Washington put the finishing touches on their third blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They blew past Crawford County 11-4. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for West Washington considering their two-run performance the game before.
Eli Haley was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Cole Timberlake, who went 1-for-1 with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Trinity Lutheran suffered a tough 10-4 loss at the hands of New Albany on Friday.
Peyton Pollert put in work no matter where he played. He pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Pollert was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Pollert wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Finke, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
West Washington pushed their record up to 3-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.5 runs per game. As for Trinity Lutheran, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
West Washington came out on top in a nail-biter against Trinity Lutheran when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 3-1. Will West Washington repeat their success, or does Trinity Lutheran have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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