West Liberty-Salem is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Cedarville is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The West Liberty-Salem Tigers will take on the Cedarville Indians at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
West Liberty-Salem is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Catholic Central (and have done all season long). West Liberty-Salem put the hurt on Catholic Central with a sharp 16-2 victory on Friday. West Liberty-Salem's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Peyton Hull tossed a big game, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jake Evans, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Sertell, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Meanwhile, Cedarville narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Northeastern 3-1.
Xavier Pauling spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on seven hits.
On the hitting side, Cedarville saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Miller, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Mason Johnson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
West Liberty-Salem has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Cedarville, their victory bumped their record up to 9-5.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. West Liberty-Salem has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Cedarville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.1. The only question left is which team can snag more.
West Liberty-Salem took their win against Cedarville in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 14-6. Will West Liberty-Salem repeat their success, or does Cedarville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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