The South Range Raiders are taking a road trip to square off against the West Branch Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (South Range has seven straight wins, West Branch has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
South Range is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Struthers 21-0 on Monday. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since May 1, 2024, but that streak is no more.
West Branch couldn't beat Marlington on Tuesday even though they stacked five runs on them in the seventh inning. The Warriors fell just short of the Dukes by a score of 9-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Warriors have suffered since April 11th.
Sara Schmidt made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. Layla Carreon was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
West Branch's loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for South Range, their victory bumped their record up to 13-6.
South Range couldn't quite finish off West Branch in their previous matchup back in April of 2025 and fell 2-0. Can the Raiders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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