In what's become a running theme this season, Southwestern gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the South Decatur Cougars as the Southwestern Rebels made off with a 16-2 victory. The win was familiar territory for Southwestern who now have three in a row.
Chloey Leach made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk). Leach was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Lilly Fox was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Baleigh McAfee, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
On South Decatur's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daisy Martin, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Southwestern's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3. As for South Decatur, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Southwestern will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Milan at 5:30 p.m. Milan is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season. As for South Decatur, they are on the road again on Monday to play Columbus Christian at 5:30 p.m.
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