Softball Recap: Service Cougars vs. Eagle River Wolves
On Saturday, Service faced Eagle River in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Service Cougars' pitchers stepped up to hand the Eagle River Wolves a 17-0 shutout. Service's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Hayli Mewha and McKinley Fuller made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Mewha tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Fuller tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Mewha scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Fuller scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Cheyenne Henry was a standout: she scored two runs while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Camryn Reinhart, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
On Eagle River's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Georgeanna Edgar, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
Service has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-10 record this season. As for Eagle River, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-13.
Service will head out on the road to take on Eagle River at 5:45 p.m. on Monday. As for Eagle River, they will be playing at home against Dimond at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Dimond's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Eagle River's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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