The West Fork Gators will venture away from home to square off against the Lumberton Raiders at 10:25 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (West Fork has ten straight victories, Lumberton has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
While West Fork's win against Lumberton wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Gators had just enough and edged out the Raiders 7-6 on Friday. While the Gators didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Itzel Molina looked comfortable as she tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Elysia Gonzalez, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Shelby Trcalek, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and three RBI.
West Fork's victory bumped their record up to 10-0. As for Lumberton, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6-2.
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