The West Union Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Ripley Tigers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither West Union nor Ripley posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
On Friday, West Union didn't have quite enough to beat Mooreville and fell 2-1. The match marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Ripley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They came up short against Tupelo, falling 9-2.
Emma Edwards was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with one home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Chatrea Wallace, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for West Union and nudges their season record down to 4-5. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only one runs. As for Ripley, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.
Everything went West Union's way against Ripley in their previous matchup back in February of 2017, as West Union made off with a 10-2 win. Will West Union repeat their success, or does Ripley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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