It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but West Mifflin ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Elizabeth Forward Warriors. That's two games straight that West Mifflin has won by just one run.
Jake Martina tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits.
At the plate, West Mifflin saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zane Griffaton, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
On Elizabeth Forward's side, Charlie Nigut was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned run off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Nigut was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a triple and a run.
Nigut wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kaden Faychak, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Elizabeth Forward didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Mifflin only tossed three.
The win made it two in a row for West Mifflin and bumps their season record up to 5-1. As for Elizabeth Forward, they dropped their record down to 3-3 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: West Mifflin beat Elizabeth Forward by a score of 5-0.
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