Softball Recap: Exeter Monarchs vs. Immanuel Eagles
Exeter fell victim to Immanuel and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Immanuel Eagles. Exeter has struggled against Immanuel recently, as their matchup on Wednesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Chloe Sparrow spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on five hits and racked up six Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 14 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Exeter saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rylie Williams, who scored no runs while going 2-for-3.
On Immanuel's side, not much got past Amanda Herrera, who gave up just four hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Exeter off the board.
Exeter's loss dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Immanuel, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Exeter is on the road again on Tuesday to play Kerman at 4:00 p.m. Kerman is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season. As for Immanuel, they will head out on the road to take on Washington Union at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Immanuel's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Washington Union's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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