University School put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They won by a run and slipped past the Westlake Demons 3-2. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs University School has scored all year.
University School got a great performance from Tommy Blossom as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over 6.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, University School's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Bryce Fielding, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Joey Zigman, who went 3-for-3 with a double.
On Westlake's side, they got a good showing from Travis Ferguson, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Drew Arkwright was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
University School's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Westlake, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-1.
University School will take on Holy Name at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. University School will be looking to keep their ten-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Westlake, they will head out on the road to face off against Normandy at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Westlake's pitching crew has only allowed 1.6 runs per game this season, so Normandy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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