Mechanicsburg won the last time they faced West Liberty-Salem and things went their way on Monday too. The Indians put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 9-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Indians.
Mylee DeLong
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Mylee DeLong was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Mechanicsburg got a massive performance out of Keelyn McGhee, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most hits McGhee has posted since back in May of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Batkiewicz, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Mechanicsburg was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Liberty-Salem only posted a batting average of .217.
Mechanicsburg's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-5. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for West Liberty-Salem, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.
Mechanicsburg will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Tigers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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