Softball Preview: Evergreen Plainsmen vs. Heritage Timberwolves
The Evergreen Plainsmen will head out on the road to challenge the Heritage Timberwolves at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Evergreen is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 13 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Kelso on Wednesday. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hilanders.
Meanwhile, Heritage came out on top against Kelso on Monday by a score of 3-1 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Jaila Ellis made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off eight hits. Ellis has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Ellis was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run, a triple, and two RBI.
Ellis wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Skylar Jones, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Evergreen's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Heritage, their record is now 6-9.
Evergreen came up short against Heritage in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 7-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ellis, who didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Now that Evergreen knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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