Hazelwood West barely beat Lutheran the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Everything went the Hazelwood West Wildcats' way against the Lutheran Cougars on Thursday as the Hazelwood West Wildcats made off with a 10-3 victory. The win was just business as usual for the Wildcats, who after three games remain undefeated this season.
Billy Jackson was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over seven innings pitched. Jackson was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 4-for-4.
Alex Douglas
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In other batting news, Alex Douglas was incredible, scoring three runs while going 4-for-5. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in hits.
Hazelwood West was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .364 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
Hazelwood West's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 8.3 runs. As for Lutheran, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Coming up, a feisty cat fight will be fought as Hazelwood West Wildcats face off against Oakville Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Lutheran, they will challenge Sullivan at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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