Softball Recap: Eastern Hills Highlanders vs. Dunbar Wildcats
Sadly, Eastern Hills is still looking for their first win of the season after seven games. They fell victim to a rough 15-0 defeat at the hands of the Dunbar Wildcats on Thursday. The contest marked that first time this year in which Eastern Hills was not able to get on the board.
For Dunbar's part, Jaz'lyn Robinson made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Robinson was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing five bases while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Dunbar got a massive performance out of Maali Williams-Surles, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Williams-Surles has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Ariel Duran, who scored a run and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Eastern Hills' loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Dunbar, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-6.
Eastern Hills will be playing at home against Carter-Riverside at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Eastern Hills is facing Carter-Riverside at the right time seeing as Carter-Riverside is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Dunbar, they will head out on the road to take on Diamond Hill-Jarvis at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Dunbar knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three matchups -- so hopefully Diamond Hill-Jarvis likes a good challenge.
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