The Pleasant Home Eagles will take on the Samson Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Pleasant Home is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
Last Tuesday, Pleasant Home came up short against Samson and fell 8-4.
For Samson's part, Molly Glisson made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Glisson was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged two or more in each of the last four games she's played.
In other pitching news, Kendra Balch looked comfortable as she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (three).
Back at the plate, Emma Sormrude was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-4. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 1.1 stolen bases per game. Ally Zorn was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Samson has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last eight games. That lines up perfectly with their 4-12 record this season. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.9 runs over those games. As for Pleasant Home, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
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