Sadly, Eastern is still looking for their first win of the season after six contests. They fell victim to a tough 19-2 defeat at the hands of the School Without Walls Penguins on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, Eastern couldn't push the score so high this time.
Eve Steward made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole five bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Karla Rubio, who got on base in two of her four plate appearances with three stolen bases.
On School Without Walls' side, Maeve Cunningham made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. Cunningham was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. She hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for three straight games.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tess Usher, who scored four runs and stole eight bases while going 4-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Samantha Goldfrank, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, two stolen bases, and two runs.
Eastern's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for School Without Walls, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-3.
Eastern will head out on the road to take on Woodson at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for School Without Walls, they will be playing in front of their home fans against DC International on Friday.
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