Westwood had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Millis Mohawks a 5-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Westwood also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Not much got past Bridget Mulkeen, who gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Millis off the board. Mulkeen has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Westwood's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Sasha Marino, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Westwood's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-2. As for Millis, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season.
Westwood will challenge Medfield at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Medfield will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Millis, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Dover-Sherborn at 4:00 p.m.
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