Western Reserve had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Waterloo Vikings with a sharp 13-3 win. Considering Western Reserve has won seven matchups by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Katie Byers made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Byers was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, Sophia Reigle was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Reigle is crushing it when it comes to RBI: she's brought in at least three every time she's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Allison Jones, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Western Reserve's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-3. As for Waterloo, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Western Reserve will head out on the road to challenge Lowellville at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Western Reserve knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past seven matches -- so hopefully Lowellville likes a good challenge. As for Waterloo, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against McDonald at 5:00 p.m. McDonald's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Waterloo's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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