The Eastview Lightning will venture away from home to face off against the Eagan Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
On Saturday, Eastview came up short against Lakeville North and fell 6-2.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Eagan faced off against Lakeville South on Friday. The Wildcats had just enough and edged out the Cougars 3-2.
Jocelyn McClary made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
McClary wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Greta Bergh, who went 1-for-2 with one run. Another was Isla Loewblosser, who got on base in two of her three plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Eagan has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Eastview, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.
Eastview came out on top in a nail-biter against Eagan in their previous meeting on April 10th, sneaking past 6-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lightning since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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