Warriors
| 05/10/25 vs St. Vincent-St. Mary | 13 |
| 05/10/25 @ St. Vincent-St. Mary | 1 |
| 05/09/25 @ Carrollton | 10 |
| 05/08/25 vs Salem | 11 |
| 05/05/25 @ Louisville | 2 |
| + 18 more games |
The West Branch Warriors will venture away from home to face off against the Boardman Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. West Branch is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
West Branch will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Saturday, then bounced right back against St. Vincent-St. Mary on Saturday. The Warriors came out on top against the Fighting Irish by a score of 13-8.
Ellie Tucker made a big impact no matter where she played. She tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Tucker was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Libbie Davis, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Josie Milliken, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Boardman). They blew past Tuslaw 24-18 on Saturday. Considering the Spartans have won 13 contests by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
West Branch's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-6. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.9 runs on average over those games. As for Boardman, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season.
West Branch couldn't quite finish off Boardman when the teams last played back in April of 2023 and fell 2-0. Can the Warriors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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