Somerville hasn't had much luck against Iola recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Somerville Yeguas are taking a road trip to face off against the Iola Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. Somerville has given up an average of 11.7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Somerville managed to slip by Iola the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. Somerville came up short against Iola on Tuesday, falling 18-1. The match marked the Yeguas' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
For Iola's part, Brody Vaughn made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). That's the fewest hits Vaughn has allowed since back in February. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two).
In other batting news, Ryan Roubion was a standout: he scored three runs while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Weston Roubion, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Iola always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Somerville only posted an OBP of .214.
Iola has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. Somerville is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
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