Southeastern Local and West Liberty-Salem are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Southeastern Local Trojans will look to defend their home field on Friday against the West Liberty-Salem Tigers at 5:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Southeastern Local's favor as the team sits on eight straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while West Liberty-Salem has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Southeastern Local stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past Greenon 23-3.
Reese Wells was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Wells has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Wells was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Southeastern Local got a massive performance out of Regan Cline, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Katie Tehan, who went 3-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple.
Meanwhile, West Liberty-Salem has not done well against West Jefferson recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. West Liberty-Salem had just enough and edged West Jefferson out 6-5. Six seems to be a good number for West Liberty-Salem as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Kennedy Wallace spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits.
At the plate, West Liberty-Salem let Briley Sullivan and Whitney Strapp loose on the outfield. Sullivan scored a run while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances, while Strapp went 2-for-5 with three RBI.
Southeastern Local's victory bumped their record up to 8-0. As for West Liberty-Salem, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Southeastern Local was able to grind out a solid victory over West Liberty-Salem when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 13-8. Does Southeastern Local have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Liberty-Salem turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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