The Westside Rams are taking a road trip to challenge the Emerald Vikings at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Westside will head out to face Emerald after giving up their first home loss of the season on Saturday. The Rams took a 12-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of T.L. Hanna.
Samantha Haney was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Jordan Kirkus was another key player, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Emerald was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Ware Shoals, falling 18-0.
Emerald saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Britley Harrison, who went 1-for-2 with one triple.
Westside suffered their first home defeat, dropping their record down to 9-6. As for Emerald, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Westside took their victory against Emerald when the teams last played back in March of 2016 by a conclusive 9-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rams since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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