The East Prairie Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bernie Mules at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither East Prairie nor Bernie posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Last Tuesday, East Prairie fell victim to a rough 8-2 defeat at the hands of Portageville. East Prairie has not had much luck with Portageville recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
East Prairie saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ava Bright, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after a string of nine wins dating back to last season, Bernie's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell just short of Advance by a score of 3-2. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Bernie has scored all season.
East Prairie's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Bernie, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
Everything went East Prairie's way against Bernie in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as East Prairie made off with a 17-5 victory. Will East Prairie repeat their success, or does Bernie have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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