The Southeastern Mustangs will stay at home for another game and welcome the West End Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, Southeastern made easy work of Vincent and carried off an 11-1 win.
Emellie Hamilton was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Hamilton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive pitching appearances. Hamilton was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Sydni Carpenter was a standout: she scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Bella Kelley, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
West End never got on the board in their matchup on Tuesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Cleveland on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Panthers as they made off with a 13-1 victory.
Like Southeastern, West End also got a great game from a two-way player: Josie Bunch. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). Bunch was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, West End let Emma Finch and Liddy Falkner loose on the outfield. Finch went 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Falkner scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Addi Mashburn was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Southeastern has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-15 record this season. As for West End, their win bumped their record up to 18-10-1.
Southeastern skirted past West End 2-1 in their previous meeting on Saturday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was West End's Braylee King, who tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Southeastern still be able to contain King? There's only one way to find out.
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