West Liberty-Salem and Southeastern Local are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The West Liberty-Salem Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Southeastern Local Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. West Liberty-Salem is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
While West Liberty-Salem has not struggled against West Jefferson recently, they managed to flip the script on Tuesday. West Liberty-Salem narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past West Jefferson 6-5. Six seems to be a good number for West Liberty-Salem as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Kennedy Wallace spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, West Liberty-Salem let Briley Sullivan and Whitney Strapp loose on the outfield. Sullivan scored a run while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances, while Strapp went 2-for-5 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, Southeastern Local put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Greenon as Southeastern Local made off with a 23-3 win. Fans of Southeastern Local have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout.
Reese Wells made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Wells was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Regan Cline was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Katie Tehan was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple.
West Liberty-Salem's record now sits at 3-1. As for Southeastern Local, their record is now 8-0.
West Liberty-Salem came up short against Southeastern Local when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 13-8. Can West Liberty-Salem avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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