Baseball Preview: West Liberty-Salem Tigers vs. Triad Cardinals
The West Liberty-Salem Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Triad Cardinals at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (West Liberty-Salem has five straight wins, Triad has 22 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
West Liberty-Salem can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Northeastern as West Liberty-Salem made off with a 7-1 victory.
Austin Olejniczak and Jeremiah Johnson did most of the damage at the plate: Olejniczak scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Johnson scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Isaac Sertell, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Triad came up short against Mechanicsburg on Tuesday and fell 5-1.
JJ Roberts spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits.
West Liberty-Salem is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Triad, their loss dropped their record down to 0-12.
Triad's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: West Liberty-Salem hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .320. It's a different story for Triad, though, as they've only averaged .154. Will they be able to contain West Liberty-Salem's hitters?
Everything went West Liberty-Salem's way against Triad in their previous matchup on April 1st as West Liberty-Salem made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Liberty-Salem since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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