For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times West Harrison and Long Beach have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Thursday. The Hurricanes blew past the Bearcats 8-2. The Hurricanes haven’t had any issues with the Bearcats recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
Maddy Tarver made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Tarver was also solid in the batter’s box, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she’s now snagged at least one in each of the last three games she’s played.
Rayleigh Necaise
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In other batting news, Rayleigh Necaise was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Those two stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Kolby Peterson was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one double.
West Harrison was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. That’s the best batting average they’ve posted all season.
The win got West Harrison back to even at 4-4. As for Long Beach, they are on a 16-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.
Coming up, West Harrison will take on Stringer at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Long Beach has already played their next contest (against St. Patrick), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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