Southeastern came tearing into Monday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They skirted past the West End Patriots 3-2. That's two games straight that Southeastern has won by just one run.
Emellie Hamilton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Sydni Carpenter was incredible, firing off two home runs and three RBI while going 3-for-4.
On West End's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Liddy Falkner, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Southeastern is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-15 record this season. As for West End, they dropped their record down to 18-11-1 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Southeastern will square off against Locust Fork at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Southeastern is facing Locust Fork at the right time seeing as Locust Fork is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for West End, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Ohatchee at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. West End's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Ohatchee's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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