Softball Recap: Waterloo Vikings vs. Western Reserve Blue Devils
If Waterloo was feeling good off their 25-9 takedown of Springfield last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Waterloo Vikings wound up on the wrong side of a rough 13-3 walloping at the hands of the Western Reserve Blue Devils on Thursday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Waterloo has scored all season.
For Western Reserve's part, Katie Byers was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Byers was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, Western Reserve got a massive performance out of Sophia Reigle, who went 2-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Reigle is crushing it when it comes to RBI: she's brought in at least three every time she's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Allison Jones, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Waterloo now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Western Reserve, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 10-3.
Waterloo will be playing in front of their home fans against McDonald at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. McDonald's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Waterloo's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Western Reserve, they will head out on the road to challenge Lowellville at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams will come into the game having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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