The Ewing Blue Devils will head out to square off against the Peddie Falcons at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Ewing lost 10-1 to Nottingham on Thursday.
Abbie Mahan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and six unearned) runs on 13 hits and racked up 14 Ks.
On the hitting side, Ewing saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Morgan Dwyer, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Peddie was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss dating back to last season. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 5-4 heartbreaker at the hands of Hopewell Valley Central. That's two games in a row now that the Falcons have lost by just one run.
Juliana Miele was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Noemi Ortiz, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Peddie's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Ewing, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
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