West Jefferson is 9-1 against West Liberty-Salem since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The West Jefferson Roughriders will head out on the road to square off against the West Liberty-Salem Tigers at 5:00 p.m. West Jefferson is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
West Jefferson's 19-2 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 18-12 walloping at the hands of Upper Arlington on Wednesday. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Haley McBrayer was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She pitched two innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (she also didn't allow any walks). McBrayer has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. McBrayer was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Zoey Brown was cooking despite her team's loss, going 4-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Even though they lost, West Jefferson didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, West Liberty-Salem came into Friday's match having lost eight straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Madison Plains 6-4. The win was just what West Liberty-Salem needed coming off of an 11-1 loss in their prior game.
West Jefferson dropped their record down to 1-5 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs per game. As for West Liberty-Salem, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
West Jefferson skirted past West Liberty-Salem 2-0 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Jefferson since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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