The West Liberty-Salem Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Southeastern Local Trojans at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. West Liberty-Salem's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Southeastern Local's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but West Liberty-Salem had to settle for a 7-5 loss against Mechanicsburg.
Jake Evans put in work while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Evans has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Evans was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Austin Olejniczak was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Southeastern Local waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Indians 8-1. The result was nothing new for Southeastern Local, who have now won three matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
West Liberty-Salem's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Southeastern Local, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
West Liberty-Salem came out on top in a nail-biter against Southeastern Local in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. 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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