Westfield faced Roncalli in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Shamrocks fell just short of the Royals by a score of 8-7. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Royals this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 14-4 two weeks ago.
Reese Mahannah and Makayla Watson stepped up to the plate in a big way. Mahannah went 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI, while Watson went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs. Annika Lawrence was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with three runs and one stolen base.
This is the second loss in a row for Westfield and nudges their season record down to 9-7. As for Roncalli, their victory bumped their record up to 16-4.
Coming up, Westfield will square off against Mt. Vernon at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Shamrocks are facing the Marauders at the right time seeing as the Marauders are stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Roncalli, they will face off against Speedway at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The Royals' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Sparkplugs have averaged an impressive 7.4 runs per game this season.
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