Baseball Recap: West Union picks up third straight win at home

By Team Reports Apr 6, 2024, 6:58pm

Baseball Recap: West Union Eagles vs. Smithville Seminoles

West Union can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. They never let the Smithville Seminoles onto the board and left with an 11-0 win. The victory was nothing new for West Union as they're now sitting on four straight.

Greer Manning was incredible, going 3-for-3 with three runs, three doubles, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Benton Burks, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

On Smithville's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lane O'Brian, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.

West Union pushed their record up to 9-4 with that win, which was their third straight at home. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 12.7 runs. As for Smithville, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-15.

West Union will head out on the road to face off against Pine Grove at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pine Grove will roll in looking for their 11th straight victory, something West Union surely won't give up without a fight. As for Smithville, they will head out on the road to take on Hamilton at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Smithville is facing Hamilton at the right time seeing as Hamilton is stuck on a three-game losing streak.

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