It was a good run, but East Lee County unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They suffered a rough 20-1 loss at the hands of the Oasis Sharks. East Lee County was red-hot at the plate headed into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the four games prior) but Oasis' pitchers proved too tough.
Kimberly Chou made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. She hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for five straight games.
On Oasis' side, Meesha Neujahr was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Neujahr was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Emma Neujahr and Audrey Doan did most of the damage at the plate: Neujahr scored three runs and stole six bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Doan scored a run and stole four bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Charlee Turney, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
East Lee County's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-7. As for Oasis, their win bumped their record up to 2-9.
East Lee County will head out on the road to challenge Island Coast at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. East Lee County is facing Island Coast at the right time seeing as Island Coast is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Oasis, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Lehigh at 6:30 p.m. Oasis has given up an average of 10.7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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