Western Reserve was the 7-3 winner over South Central when they last played one another last Monday, but their luck changed this time around. The Western Reserve Roughriders fell victim to a rough 11-4 defeat at the hands of the South Central Trojans on Tuesday.
Western Reserve saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Harmeling, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Western Reserve didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Central only tossed four.
On South Central's side, Eric Sanders was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Troy Ayers, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Western Reserve's loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-10. As for South Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Western Reserve will head out on the road to take on Monroeville at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for South Central, they will be playing in front of their home fans against St. Paul at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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