Western Reserve's game on Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They had just enough and edged out the Mansfield Christian Flames 3-1. The Roughriders have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Flames, too.
Western Reserve's victory was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Layken Barnhart, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Barnhart wasn't the only one making solid contact: Western Reserve kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's a new trend for the Roughriders: they were averaging 5.6 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 10.
Western Reserve's win bumped their record up to 5-11. As for Mansfield Christian, with the loss, they broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 11-6.
Western Reserve will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Flames: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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