The Northeast Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the West Creek Coyote at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northeast has five straight victories, West Creek has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Monday, Northeast had just enough and edged Fort Campbell out 5-3.
MacKenzie Mixon was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Mixon has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Mixon was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Mixon wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Moana Tuuaga, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, West Creek fell victim to a tough 12-2 defeat at the hands of Rossview on Saturday.
Northeast's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3. As for West Creek, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Northeast couldn't quite finish off West Creek in their previous meeting on March 11th and fell 26-24. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of West Creek's Talia Brandt, who fired off three home runs, nine RBI, and four runs while going 5-for-6. Now that Northeast knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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