Minerva had lost four straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 5-11 to make it five. They fell just short of the West Branch Warriors by a score of 4-3. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Warriors this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-6 on April 8th.
Sierra Cress was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run. Delaney Sell also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
As for West Branch, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games.
On West Branch's side, their win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ellie Tucker, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI. Mati Hawk was another, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and one RBI.
Coming up, Minerva will face off against New Philadelphia at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for West Branch, they will square off against Alliance at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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