Eminence entered their tilt with Purdue Polytechnic with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Purdue Polytechnic Techies with a sharp 21-2 victory on Saturday. That's two games straight that Eminence has won by exactly 19 runs.
Bella Dittemore made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Dittemore was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Khloee Kirk, who fired off four triples, three runs, and three RBI while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Sophia Saucerman, who scored four runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
On Purdue Polytechnic's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madi Osborne, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Camile Starks, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Eminence's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for Purdue Polytechnic, they are on a 13-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Eminence will stay at home for another game and welcome Tindley at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Purdue Polytechnic, they will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Herron at 5:30 p.m. Herron has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 14 runs per game on average), something Purdue Polytechnic will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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