11 must be West Branch's lucky number: they beat Louisville with that score not once but twice on Thursday. The Warriors beat the Leopards by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 11-7. This was a revenge game for the Warriors: when they faced off against the Leopards on Monday, they had to take a 10-2 defeat.
The team relied heavily on Libbie Davis, who went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and one run. Another player making a difference was Zoe Metzgar, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.
Warriors
| 05/08/25 vs Salem | 11-7 |
| 05/08/25 vs Louisville | 11-7 |
| 04/25/25 vs Alliance | 14-6 |
| 04/24/25 vs Minerva | 4-3 |
| 04/17/25 vs Carrollton | 8-2 |
| + 3 more games |
West Branch pushed their record up to 16-5 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Louisville, they moved to 11-11-1 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Looking ahead, West Branch will welcome Dover at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Crimson Tornadoes will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something the Warriors surely won't give up without a fight. As for Louisville, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 15-5 win against Washington on the 8th.
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