The Luella Lions will stay at home for another game and welcome the East Hall Vikings at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Luella is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 13.4 runs per game this season.
Luella's hitters might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against East Hall on Friday. They came up short against the Vikings, falling 14-0.
For East Hall's part, Amari Burce was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Burce was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Kaylana Curry was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Elaina Hendrix, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East Hall was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .600. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 24% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 35.5%.
Luella's loss dropped their record down to 14-6. As for East Hall, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-17.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Luella has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 10.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like East Hall struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.8. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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