For the second straight game, West Union will face off against Hickory Flat. The Eagles will face off against the Rebels at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Union will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
On Tuesday, West Union made easy work of Hickory Flat and carried off a 15-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won ten contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Addison Collum made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Collum was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mollie Reaves, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That's the most runs she has posted over her last 13 matchups. Another player making a difference was Braley Martin, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
West Union was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .526. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.
West Union pushed their record up to 12-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Hickory Flat, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-7.
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