West Caldwell put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Friday. They never let the East Burke Cavaliers onto the board and left with a 12-0 win. While fans of West Caldwell might be used to big wins, the 12-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Abby Bowman made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Bowman has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Bowman was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Daylann Patterson and Madden Triplett did most of the damage at the plate: Patterson went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a double, while Triplett scored a run while going 3-for-4. Lyndsey Brookshire was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
On East Burke's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hermione Garro, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
West Caldwell's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-9. As for East Burke, they now have a losing record at 10-11.
West Caldwell will be playing at home against Newton-Conover at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. West Caldwell is facing Newton-Conover at the right time seeing as Newton-Conover is stuck on a 14-game losing streak. As for East Burke, they will head out on the road to take on Maiden at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Maiden's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so East Burke's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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