The West Liberty-Salem Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Greeneview Rams at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with West Liberty-Salem sitting on eight straight victories and Greeneview on five.
West Liberty-Salem can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent match on Monday. They put the hurt on Cedarville with a sharp 10-0 win.
Not much got past Eli Allen, who gave up just two hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Cedarville off the board. Allen has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Isaiah Reames was a standout: he scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Austin Olejniczak, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Greeneview was not the first on the board on Monday, but they got there more often. They came out on top against Northeastern by a score of 5-2.
Greeneview also got a great performance from Braeden Gill as he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Greeneview saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Gardner, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI. Trevor Moore was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
West Liberty-Salem is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. As for Greeneview, their victory bumped their record up to 11-5.
Tuesday's contest will be a test for both team's pitchers. West Liberty-Salem hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .324. However, it's not like Greeneview struggles in that department as they've averaged .348. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
West Liberty-Salem skirted past Greeneview 6-4 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Liberty-Salem since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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