On Monday, Weir faced Keyser in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Weir Red Riders had just enough and edged the Keyser Golden Tornado out 7-6.
For Keyser's part, Rylee Mangold put in work while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. Mangold has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Mangold was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Riley Felton made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Leighton Johnson, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Weir is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 20-10 record this season. As for Keyser, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 23-9.
Weir will have a chance to go back-to-back against Keyser: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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