If Milford was riding high off their 12-2 takedown of Fairbury last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Milford Eagles took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Douglas County West Falcon on Saturday.
Ayla Roth was cooking despite her team's loss, firing off two home runs while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in home runs.
Even though they lost, Milford lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Milford's defeat dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Douglas County West, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Milford's road trip will continue as they head out to face Centura at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Milford is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season. As for Douglas County West, they will face off against NEN at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. NEN's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Douglas County West's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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