Southern/Diller-Odell came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They skirted past the Wilber-Clatonia Wolverines 12-10. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Southern/Diller-Odell has posted since September 7th.
Reegan Lauby made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off ten hits (and not a single walk). The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 5-for-5.
In other batting news, Scarlett Steensnes was incredible, going 2-for-5 with five RBI and a run. Another player making a difference was Maddie Parde, who got on base in three of her six plate appearances with two RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Southern/Diller-Odell didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wilber-Clatonia only tossed three.
Southern/Diller-Odell is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-10 record this season. As for Wilber-Clatonia, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-17.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Southern/Diller-Odell beat Wilber-Clatonia by a score of 13-3 later that day.
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