The Westfield Shamrocks will head out on the road to face off against the Zionsville Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Westfield is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Westfield is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Zionsville (and have done all season long). Westfield came out on top against Zionsville on Thursday by a score of 10-1 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Westfield considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Westfield got a great performance from Ty Anderson as he pitched 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Anderson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Westfield let Brayden Hibler and Drew Law loose on the outfield. Hibler scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Law scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Nick Fero, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Westfield's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-8. As for Zionsville, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Westfield has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Zionsville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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