West Florence had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They skirted past the South Florence Bruins 5-4. That's more bragging rights for West Florence, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Annie Ruth Eliason spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on three hits and racked up 17 Ks. Those 17 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Mia Boykin was incredible, firing off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3.
West Florence has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for South Florence, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-6-1.
West Florence didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 6-5 win vs. Marion on the 22nd. South Florence has also already played their next match, a 15-5 victory against Cheraw on the 22nd.
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