It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but West Marion had no problem doing just that on Friday. They came out on top against the Enterprise Bulldogs by a score of 5-2. The victory was nothing new for West Marion as they're now sitting on five straight.
Izzy Pittman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on seven hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Laleigh Duncan was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Gracie Odom, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Enterprise's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Meredith Dearman gave up just two earned (and three unearned) runs on six hits and racked up 12 Ks.
On the hitting side, Enterprise saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marlee Brannan, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Enterprise didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Marion didn't tossed any.
West Marion has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6-1 record this season. As for Enterprise, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-10-1.
As of now, neither West Marion nor Enterprise have any future games scheduled.
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