Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Southern/Diller-Odell). Everything went their way against the Falls City Tigers on Thursday as Southern/Diller-Odell made off with a 14-2 win. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Southern/Diller-Odell with their most commanding win of the season.
Reegan Lauby made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Reece Barnard and Maddie Parde did most of the damage at the plate: Barnard scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Parde scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Maddie Rosebaugh, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Southern/Diller-Odell always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. The last time their OBP was this high was back in September of 2023.
Southern/Diller-Odell has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-10 record this season. As for Falls City, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-18.
Southern/Diller-Odell will play host again on Saturday to welcome Platteview, where first pitch is scheduled. As for Falls City, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Fairbury at 4:30 p.m. Falls City is facing Fairbury at the right time seeing as Fairbury is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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