Heide Trask came into this matchup off a tough ten-run defeat on Monday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the East Columbus Gators by a score of 4-2 on Wednesday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Gators this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-0 on Monday.
Cheyenne Saunders was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Saunders was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with one run and one double.
Saunders wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jalyn Reece-Murray, who went 2-for-4 with one run.
This is the second loss in a row for Heide Trask and nudges their season record down to 11-6. As for East Columbus, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-2.
Heide Trask has already played their next game (against Fairmont), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for East Columbus, they have also already played their next contest, a 13-3 victory against Purnell Swett on the 19th.
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