Iroquois West won the last time they faced Watseka, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Iroquois West Raiders came out on top against the Watseka Warriors by a score of 5-1.
The team relied heavily on Dean Clendenen, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylan Pheifer, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run.
On Watseka's side, Mason Galyen was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits.
At the plate, Watseka saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Shoemaker, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Iroquois West's win bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Watseka, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-7.
Iroquois West will be playing at home against Hoopeston at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Watseka, they will head out on the road to challenge Salt Fork at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Watseka is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
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