Hazelwood West pushed their score to 19 the last time they played Mehlville, but on Friday they couldn't quite do it again. The Hazelwood West Wildcats' pitcher stepped up to hand the Mehlville Panthers a 2-0 shutout. The win was nothing new for the Wildcats as they're now sitting on three straight.
Not much got past Allisan Cafolla, who gave up just two hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep Mehlville off the board. Those 13 strikeouts gave Cafolla a new career-high.
At the plate, Hazelwood West's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Aydenn Sutton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Hazelwood West didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Hazelwood West has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. As for Mehlville, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-13 record this season.
Hazelwood West will head out to challenge Maplewood-Richmond Heights at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. As for Mehlville, they will face off against Kirkwood at 4:15 p.m. on Monday.
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