West Liberty-Salem scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. Everything went their way against the Catholic Central Irish as the West Liberty-Salem Tigers made off with a 16-2 win. Winning may never get old, but West Liberty-Salem sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
West Liberty-Salem got a great performance from Peyton Hull as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jake Evans, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Isaac Sertell, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
West Liberty-Salem has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Catholic Central, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-13.
West Liberty-Salem will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Miami East at 10:00 a.m. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. As for Catholic Central, they will head out on the road to face off against Triad at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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