The Milan Bulldogs will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Westview Chargers at 5:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Last Monday, Milan made easy work of Ripley and carried off a 13-7 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Milan.
Mia Pearson made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits. Pearson has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Pearson was even better at the plate, going 3-for-5 with four RBI, a triple, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Ashley Williamson was excellent, going 3-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Olivia Morgan was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Westview can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. They blew past Peabody 12-1. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Westview considering their one-run performance the game before.
Like Milan, Westview also got a great game from a two-way player: McCall Simms. She struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and not a single walk). Simms was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Westview let Molly Jackson and Addie Roberts loose on the outfield. Jackson went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI, while Roberts went 1-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexis Evans, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Milan has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-12 record this season. As for Westview, their win bumped their record up to 8-6.
Milan suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Westview in their previous meeting on April 1st. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Simms, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. Now that Milan knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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