Softball Preview: Conneaut Area Eagles vs. Erie Royals
Conneaut Area is 4-0 against Erie since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Conneaut Area Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Erie Royals at 4:00 p.m.
Conneaut Area had been on a five-game streak of scoring at least ten runs, but McDowell put an end to it on Tuesday. Conneaut Area fell just short of McDowell by a score of 4-2.
Meanwhile, Erie came into Wednesday's match having lost 12 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Conneaut 19-18. Erie's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Aleah Warnshuis was a standout: she went 4-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Norah DeRooy, who went 3-for-4 with five RBI, a run, and a double.
Conneaut Area's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Erie, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-11.
Everything went Conneaut Area's way against Erie in their previous meeting on Friday as Conneaut Area made off with a 16-0 win. Will Conneaut Area repeat their success, or does Erie have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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