Mount Union and West Branch are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2016, but likely not for long. The Mount Union Trojans will head out on the road to take on the West Branch Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Mount Union comes in on three and West Branch on 13.
Last Thursday, it was close, but Mount Union sidestepped Tussey Mountain for a 3-2 win.
Ke Wible made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off nine hits. Wible was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
In other batting news, Maddie Dimoff was incredible, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Autum Sunderland, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, West Branch beat Huntingdon 5-1 on Friday.
Like Mount Union, West Branch also got a great game from a two-way player: Makena Moore. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 16 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Moore was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brooke Bainey, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Mount Union pushed their record up to 9-7 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for West Branch, their record now sits at 13-1.
Mount Union suffered a grim 15-2 defeat to West Branch when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Moore, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Now that Mount Union knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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