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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
R |
H |
E |
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| Limestone |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
| NCWHS |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
10 |
2 |
Normal West JV picked up a hard fought victory against Limestone, defeating the Rockets 7-6 in 9 innings Friday evening at NCWHS.
Tyler Ott started on the mound for the Cats, recording six strikeouts against just two hits and four earned runs over 4 innings of work. Camden Schwarz added two more strikeouts, allowed three hits and one earned run in the 5th, while McCade Brown was unhittable in the 6th, 7th, and 8th, logging four more strikeouts. Mark Ogden closed the game and notched the victory for the Wildcats, registering one final strikeout during a scoreless 9th inning.
Jeremy Fischer (double, 2 singles, RBI) drove in Jake Rutkowski (single) with two out in the bottom of the ninth to secure the walk-off win for Normal West. Ben Smith (3 singles, RBI), Tyler Ott (2 singles, RBI), Holden Lueck (single), and Max Deffenbaugh (RBI) all delivered timely offense to position the Cats for the victory.
Normal West returns to action when they travel to cross-town rival Bloomington to take on the Purple Raiders in a double-header beginning at 10am Saturday morning.