The Eastwood Eagles will face off against the Maumee Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Eastwood will come into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
On Wednesday, Eastwood got the win against Rossford by a conclusive 12-1. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won four games by six runs or more so far this season.
MacKenzie Hady made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Hady was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Maddie Hartman was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2. Karly Wasserman was another key player, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Maumee might've scored the first runs on Wednesday, but it was Lake who claimed the real prize. The Panthers fell just short of the Flyers by a score of 10-9. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Maumee got a massive performance out of Taylor Smith, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. Smith is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Autumn Gugger, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
Eastwood pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Maumee, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
Eastwood suffered a grim 13-5 defeat to Maumee when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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