Friday just wasn't the day for Smithville's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 11-0 walloping at the hands of the West Union Eagles on Friday. Smithville just can't catch a break and has now endured three losses in a row.
Smithville saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lane O'Brian, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
On West Union's side, the team relied heavily on Greer Manning, who went 3-for-3 with three runs, three doubles, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Benton Burks, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Smithville's defeat dropped their record down to 2-15. As for West Union, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-4.
Smithville will head out on the road to square off against Hamilton at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Smithville is facing Hamilton at the right time seeing as Hamilton is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for West Union, they will head out on the road to challenge Pine Grove at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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