Western had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They came out on top against the Southwood Knights by a score of 8-3. Eight seems to be a good number for Western as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
For Southwood's part, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Micah Smith, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base. Smith has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Western pushed their record up to 18-4 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Southwood, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-16.
Western will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Hagerstown at 11:00 a.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Hagerstown: 2.4, Western: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Southwood, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Bluffton at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Bluffton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
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