The Immanuel Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Washington Union Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Immanuel's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Washington Union's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Immanuel's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-0 win over Exeter. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Immanuel.
The result came thanks to Amanda Herrera's shutout, as she gave up just four hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Immanuel saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Allison Wood, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI. Leah Thomas was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base.
Washington Union lost 11-2 to Selma on Friday. That's two games in a row now that Washington Union has lost by exactly nine runs.
Immanuel has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Washington Union, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-10 record this season.
Immanuel was able to grind out a solid victory over Washington Union when the teams last played on April 12th, winning 3-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Washington Union's Callie Flores, who didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Immanuel still be able to contain Flores? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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