Eastern and Southern are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but likely not for long. The Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the Tornadoes at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Southern will challenge a team with plenty of momentum: Eastern extended their winning streak to nine on Wednesday. The Eagles' pitchers stepped up to hand Miller a 28-0 shutout. The Eagles' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Rylie White 2027
| 04/30/25 vs Miller | 5 |
| 04/18/25 vs Woodridge | 4 |
| 04/17/25 vs Waterford | 4 |
| 04/01/25 @ Waterford | 4 |
| 04/22/25 @ Federal Hocking | 3 |
Rylie White 2027 and Jaynna Wright 2026 made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, White 2027 pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Wright 2026 struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. At the plate, White 2027 got on base in all five of her plate appearances with one home run, five runs, and five RBI, while Wright 2026 went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Those five runs gave White 2027 a new career-high.
In other batting news, Emma Putman 2025 was incredible, firing off two home runs, five runs, and six RBI while going 4-for-4. That's the most home runs she has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Aedre Ault 2028, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with five runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
Eastern always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .733. They are 9-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Meanwhile, Southern made easy work of Belpre on Wednesday and carried off a 12-0 victory. The Tornadoes have beaten the Golden Eagles the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Golden Eagles has come to flipping the script.
Southern's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-3. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.7 runs over those games. As for Eastern, their record is now 12-7.
Eastern suffered a grim 11-2 defeat to Southern when the teams last played back in April. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
