Recap: Eastmark Firebirds vs. St. Mary's Knights
There's no place like home for Eastmark, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top against the St. Mary's Knights by a score of 5-1 on Tuesday. That's more bragging rights for Eastmark, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Lexi Mendez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up 15 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Sami Parisi, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On St. Mary's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabby Pantoja, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Eastmark has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for St. Mary's, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-5.
Eastmark will head out on the road to face off against Combs at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Combs is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.9 runs per game this season. As for St. Mary's, they will square off against Mohave Accelerated at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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