West Liberty-Salem is 6-0 against Catholic Central since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The West Liberty-Salem Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Catholic Central Irish at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (West Liberty-Salem has six straight victories, Catholic Central has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
West Liberty-Salem is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Triad (and have done all season long). Everything went West Liberty-Salem's way against Triad on Wednesday as West Liberty-Salem made off with a 7-0 win. Seven seems to be a good number for West Liberty-Salem as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Isaac Sertell was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Sertell has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Sertell was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Sertell wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Reese Oder, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jake Evans, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Catholic Central suffered a rough 10-3 defeat at the hands of Greenon on Wednesday.
West Liberty-Salem's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-3. As for Catholic Central, their loss dropped their record down to 1-12.
West Liberty-Salem was able to grind out a solid victory over Catholic Central in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 8-5. 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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