River Forest fell victim to Westville and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They lost 13-0 to the Westville Blackhawks. That's two games in a row now that River Forest has lost by exactly 13 runs.
For Westville's part, Kierstin Vargas made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Vargas has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 18 consecutive pitching appearances. Vargas was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with six RBI, two doubles, and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lily Green, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Makenna Warren, who went 2-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for River Forest and nudges their season record down to 9-10. As for Westville, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 17-7.
River Forest will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Griffith at 5:00 p.m. Griffith is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season. As for Westville, they will take on Marquette Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Westville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Marquette Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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