Eastern won against Clinton Central last Thursday with seven runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. The Eastern Comets walked away with a 7-3 victory over the Carroll Cougars. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Eastern also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
Kenzie Degraaff spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on five hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Marly Coan was incredible, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubree Pearce, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
On Carroll's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Charlotte Kingery gave up three earned (and four unearned) runs on five hits.
On the hitting side, Carroll saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rylie Lanum, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
The win made it two in a row for Eastern and bumps their season record up to 12-8. As for Carroll, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-8 record this season.
Eastern will square off against Peru at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Peru is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season. Carroll does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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