There's no place like home for Eastern, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They came out on top against the Taylor Titans by a score of 8-3 on Wednesday. That's more bragging rights for Eastern, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Kenzie Degraaff spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Emillia Andrews was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two runs and a triple.
On Taylor's side, Jadyn Underwood was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up five earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Underwood has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Underwood was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Underwood wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Lilly Spane, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Taylor didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Eastern only tossed six.
Eastern is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Taylor, they dropped their record down to 1-8 with that loss, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Eastern will challenge Tri-Central at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Eastern has given up an average of 6.7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Taylor, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Carroll at 5:30 p.m. Taylor has given up an average of 8.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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