The Tri-West Hendricks Bruins will head out on the road to challenge the McCutcheon Mavericks at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Tri-West Hendricks is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Westfield just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Shamrocks by a score of 4-2.
Audrey Lowry spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on six hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 13 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Tri-West Hendricks saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gianna Shaver, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Tri-West Hendricks hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Westfield struck out eight times.
Meanwhile, McCutcheon scored first but ultimately less than Franklin Community in their contest on Saturday. They fell just short of the Grizzly Cubs by a score of 11-9.
Emma Wykoff stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: she scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubrey Miller, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-5.
Tri-West Hendricks' defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-5. As for McCutcheon, their loss dropped their record down to 8-4.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Tri-West Hendricks hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like McCutcheon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Tri-West Hendricks' way against McCutcheon when the teams last played back in May of 2022 as Tri-West Hendricks made off with a 10-1 win. Will Tri-West Hendricks repeat their success, or does McCutcheon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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