The Moses Lake Mavericks will head out on the road to square off against the Eastmont Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Moses Lake can't be too worried about heading out to take on Eastmont: they just beat Othello at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Moses Lake walked away with a 4-1 win over Othello on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Moses Lake.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Eastmont gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Everything went their way against Sunnyside as Eastmont made off with an 8-2 win.
Elizabeth Heinz was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out 17 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Heinz has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Heinz was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Heinz wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brittany Howe, who went 3-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Ellie Holben, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Moses Lake's victory bumped their record up to 14-2. As for Eastmont, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Moses Lake came up short against Eastmont in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 5-1. Can Moses Lake avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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