Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Southwestern). They walked away with a 7-4 victory over the Salamanca Warriors on Wednesday. The Trojans have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Warriors, too.
Ariana Silakowski made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Silakowski was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of her four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Eliana Barone
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Eliana Barone, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double. Those two RBI gave her a new career-high. Kate Casel was another key player, getting on base in two of her four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Southwestern's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-6. As for Salamanca, they are on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Southwestern wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 7-6 victory against Jamestown on the 24th. Salamanca has also already played their next matchup (against Allegany-Limestone), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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