It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but East ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over the Henderson Warriors. That's two games straight that East has won by exactly two runs.
Rebecca Opperman spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on two hits and racked up ten Ks. Those eight innings set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Caelyn Rodriguez and Grace Koberg did most of the damage at the plate: Rodriguez scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Koberg scored a run while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Antczak, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
On Henderson's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emma Jordan, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
The victory got East back to even at 3-3. As for Henderson, they dropped their record down to 1-6 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight at home.
East will take on Unionville at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. As for Henderson, they will head out on the road to challenge Bishop Shanahan at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Henderson is facing Bishop Shanahan at the right time seeing as Bishop Shanahan is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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