The Eastern Hancock Royals are on the road again on Saturday to play the Brownstown Central Braves at 1:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Eastern Hancock is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Triton Central a 14-0 shutout.
McKenna Stewart looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Sammie Bolding, who fired off two home runs and seven RBI while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Brooklyn Willis, who scored two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Brownstown Central came tearing into Tuesday's contest with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.6 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Pioneers as they made off with a 7-0 victory.
Not much got past Kelsey Schneider, who gave up just three hits and racked up six Ks to keep Providence off the board.
On the hitting side, Rylee May was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooke Meahl, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Eastern Hancock's win bumped their record up to 26-2. As for Brownstown Central, their victory bumped their record up to 18-11.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. Eastern Hancock hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Brownstown Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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