Softball Preview: East Prairie Eagles vs. New Madrid County Central Eagles
The East Prairie Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the New Madrid County Central Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. East Prairie is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.
East Prairie will head into Tuesday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a ten-run loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against South Pemiscot on Tuesday. East Prairie came out on top in a nail-biter against South Pemiscot and snuck past 9-7.
Addi Aters made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. Aters has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Aters was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Harper Marshall was a standout: she scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Ava Bright was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double.
Meanwhile, New Madrid County Central fell victim to Advance and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 10-0 to the Hornets. New Madrid County Central's defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
East Prairie has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-13-1 record this season. As for New Madrid County Central, their loss ended a nine-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-10.
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