For the second straight game, West Liberty-Salem will face off against Mechanicsburg. The Tigers will welcome the Indians at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. West Liberty-Salem is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
West Liberty-Salem lost 9-2 to Mechanicsburg on Monday.
For Mechanicsburg's part, Mylee DeLong was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. DeLong has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Keelyn McGhee was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in May of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Batkiewicz, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Mechanicsburg was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Liberty-Salem only posted a batting average of .217.
Mechanicsburg pushed their record up to 3-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for West Liberty-Salem, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
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