LEWISBURG (WVDN)- Aubrey Glover was dialed in at the plate on Monday, tallying four hits and leading the Greenbrier East Lady Spartans to a 17-10 win over Wyoming East on Monday, Mar. 21 at Spartan Field.
Glover singled in the first, tripled in the second, singled in the fifth, and singled again in the sixth.
There was plenty of action on the base-paths as East collected 18 hits and Wyoming East had eight of their own.
The Spartans got things moving in the first inning when Lindsey Black singled on a 1-1 count and scored Glover. The next batter was Taylor Boswell, and she also laced an RBI single that scored Josi Ervin. The inning was capped by a Brooke Davis triple that brought Lilly Carola across the plate and East led 4-0 after one.
Glover got her triple with one out in the second frame. Then Ervin singled her home, and that was followed by Black who crushed her second long bomb of the season and East led 7-2 and was taking the momentum into their dugout.
Boswell followed the home run with a double then Olivia Plybon singled. A couple batters later and with two runs already in, Ella Asbury hit an RBI single that scored Carola and the Spartans led 10-2.
Wyoming East scored four runs in the fifth inning. Paige Laxton, Andrea Laxton, and Makayla King all moved runners across the plate with RBIs in the frame.
Ervin led the Spartans to victory on the pitcher’s mound. She allowed seven hits and eight runs (four earned) through 4.1 innings, but did strike out 10. Carola threw 2.2 innings in relief out of the bullpen.
Olivia Hylton took the loss for Wyoming East. The pitcher lasted six innings, allowed 18 hits and was tagged for 17 runs while striking out two.
Glover went 4-for-4 at the plate to lead Greenbrier East in hits. East also kept the pressure on the Warriors while on bases as at least three Spartans stole at least two bases. Glover led the way with five.
Black led East with four RBI’s. Plybon and Davis each knocked three runs in.
Wyoming East had eight hits in the game. Laxton had three hits and Hylton had multiple hits as well.
East (2-1) will travel to Independence this Wednesday, Mar. 23.
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