Waterloo is 0-3 against Western Reserve since April of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Waterloo Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Western Reserve Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. Waterloo will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Waterloo is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Springfield 25-9. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Waterloo with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, Western Reserve had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 19-1 win. Considering Western Reserve has won six matchups by more than ten runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Maylin Hartzell made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Hartzell was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Caylee Selley was incredible, going 5-for-5 with two stolen bases, five RBI, and two runs. Lindsey Jones was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
The victory got Waterloo back to even at 3-3. As for Western Reserve, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-3.
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