After flying high against Worthington Christian last Monday, Pleasant came back down to earth. The Pleasant Spartans took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Galion Tigers on Tuesday. Pleasant has struggled against Galion recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Faith Staley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and three unearned) runs on six hits and racked up 12 Ks.
At the plate, Kylie Eastep made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run. Nicole Robinson was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Pleasant didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Galion only tossed three.
On Galion's side, Cecilia "CeCe" Campbell was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Pleasant's defeat dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Galion, their win bumped their record up to 5-10.
While Pleasant had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
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