BEAVER — The Symmes Valley Lady Vikings don’t like playing on the road, but that doesn’t mean they don’t like winning on the road.

The Lady Vikings got another road win Thursday as they beat the Eastern Lady Eagles 9-4 in a Southern Ohio Conference game.

“It’s always good to get a league win, especially on the road,” Lady Vikings coach Jeff “Odie” Estep said.

Symmes Valley banged out 12 hits as they improved to 17-2 overall and 11-1 in the SOC.

The Lady Vikings took a 3-0 lead in the first inning.

Mandy Estep singled and Emily Bowling doubled for a run. Megan Coomes walked, stole second base and Libby Ash had a two-run single.

The lead went to 5-0 in the top of the second inning when Kayla Justice walked, Estep singled and Rebecca Capper hit a two-run double.

Symmes Valley got two runs in the fourth inning on a hit by Mandy Estep and a two-run homer by Bowling.

The lead was extended to 9-0 in the fifth inning.

Tasha Pointer, Ash and Haley Pelletier all singled for a run and Julie Carter then hit a sacrifice fly.

Eastern got three runs in the bottom of the fifth and added a run in the sixth.

Symmes Valley plays Belpre and Wellston Saturday at Glouster Trimble.

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Mandy Estep and Megan Coomes. Tackett and Slacker. W-Estep (7-K. 2-BB). L-Tackett (3-K, 3-BB). 2B-SV: Emily Bowling, Rebecca Capper 2; Eastern: Tackett, Ison. HR-SV: Emily Bowling. Hitting-Symmes Valley: Mandy Estep 3-4, Emily Bowling 2-4, Rebecca Capper 2-4, Libby Ash 2-3, Julie Carter 1-3, Tasha Pointer 1-4, Haley Pelletier 1-4; Eastern: Tackett 2-3, Ison 1-3, Slacker 1-4, Helton 1-3, Howell 1-3.