Diamond put another one in the bag in their second game on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They had just enough and edged the West County Bulldogs out 8-6. This was payback for Diamond, who suffered a 4-3 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Caitlyn Suhrie was a major factor no matter where she played. She kept things locked down with no earned run or hits over five innings pitched. Suhrie was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Grace Frazier, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
Diamond pushed their record up to 17-0 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for West County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.
Diamond will be playing in front of their home fans against Central at 10:30 a.m. in their first game on Saturday. One thing working in Central's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three contests. As for West County, they will play host again in their first game on Saturday to welcome Mt. Vernon, where first pitch is scheduled at 10:45 a.m. West County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Mt. Vernon's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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