Vienna is on a seven-game streak of home losses, and Frankfort an 11-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Monday. The Vienna Eagles will be playing at home against the Frankfort Redbirds at 4:30 p.m. Vienna has given up an average of 9.6 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Vienna came up short against Harrisburg on Friday, falling 16-2.
Vienna saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Laney Slife, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Frankfort didn't have quite enough to beat Herrin on Thursday and fell 12-11. Even if the Redbirds couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Jenna Deason and Makayla Joyner did some serious damage despite the final result: Deason went 1-for-4 with one home run, while Joyner went 3-for-5 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Courtney Russell, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Frankfort's defeat dropped their record down to 4-19. As for Vienna, their loss dropped their record down to 9-20.
Vienna skirted past Frankfort 5-4 in their previous matchup back in May of 2022. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Redbirds have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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