Southeastern Local is 0-6 against West Jefferson since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Southeastern Local Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the West Jefferson Roughriders at 5:00 p.m. Southeastern Local is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
On Friday, Southeastern Local needed a bit of extra time to put away Fairbanks. They had just enough and edged the Panthers out 2-1. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Southeastern Local has scored all season.
Reese Wells spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 16 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Southeastern Local's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Allie Lewis, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, West Jefferson was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of Mechanicsburg by a score of 4-3.
West Jefferson also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Lexi Swaney gave up four earned runs on 11 hits and racked up seven Ks.
Southeastern Local pushed their record up to 17-1 with that victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. As for West Jefferson, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.
West Jefferson's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Southeastern Local has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 13.5 hits per game. It's a different story for West Jefferson, though, as they've been averaging 9.4. Given Southeastern Local's sizable advantage in that area, West Jefferson will need to find a way to close that gap.
Southeastern Local suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to West Jefferson when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Southeastern Local, Brooke Mannon (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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