Lexi Mendez turned in nothing short of a gem on Tuesday: she struck out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was her seventh in a row with more than five strikeouts. On the season, Mendez has an ERA of .87 over 48.1 innings pitched.
Mendez and Eastmark will head out on the road to face off against Combs at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Eastmark has been dominating on the road and they'll enter the contest having won 12 straight away games dating back to last season. Will Mendez and her teammates be able to keep the streak alive? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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