West Liberty-Salem entered their game against Mechanicsburg on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The West Liberty-Salem Tigers fell victim to a rough 11-1 loss at the hands of the Mechanicsburg Indians. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for West Liberty-Salem in their matchups with Mechanicsburg: they've now lost seven in a row.
West Liberty-Salem saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brielle Milliron, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Mechanicsburg's side, Jasalyn Sartin made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Sartin has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Sartin was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with four RBI and two runs.
In other batting news, Addie DeLong and Emily Conley did most of the damage at the plate: DeLong scored four runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4, while Conley went 4-for-4 with two triples, four RBI, and two runs. DeLong has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Kendall Booth was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
West Liberty-Salem's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 3-3. As for Mechanicsburg, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with that victory, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat West Liberty-Salem by a score of 11-1.
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