The West Park Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Lincoln Fighting Zebras at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. West Park will be strutting in after a win while Lincoln will be coming in after a loss.
West Park can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent match on Monday. They put the hurt on Placer with a sharp 12-1 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for West Park considering their two-run performance the game before.
Jessica Cochran made a big impact no matter where she played. She tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Cochran has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Cochran was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Mekenzie Humphers was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kayla Bowles, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lincoln came up short against Ponderosa on Monday and fell 6-1. Lincoln has not had much luck with Ponderosa recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Lincoln saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Abby Feliz, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
West Park is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Lincoln, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-13.
Lincoln's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: West Park has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.1 hits per game. It's a different story for Lincoln, though, as they've been averaging 9.3. Given West Park's sizable advantage in that area, Lincoln will need to find a way to close that gap.
West Park took their win against Lincoln in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 12-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Park since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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