Southeastern barely beat Appalachian the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Everything went the Southeastern Mustangs' way against the Appalachian Eagles on Tuesday as the Southeastern Mustangs made off with a 13-3 win. The Mustangs haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Emellie Hamilton made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Hamilton was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Alyssa Freeman
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alyssa Freeman, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Liliana Cassidy, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Southeastern always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .568. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Appalachian only posted an OBP of .375.
Southeastern's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-4. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 8.67 hits in those games compared to only 5.25 in the others. As for Appalachian, their record is now 3-3.
Looking ahead, Southeastern will be playing at home against Ranburne at 4:30 p.m. on March 18th. As for Appalachian, they will venture away from home to challenge Victory Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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