The Smyrna Eagles will square off against the Easton Warriors at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Smyrna duked it out with Sussex Tech on Tuesday. The Eagles came up short against the Ravens, falling 7-1. The loss was the Eagles' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Easton is still undefeated this season after their game against Queen Anne's County on Tuesday, but Queen Anne's County came as close as anyone has to beating them. The Warriors came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 5-4 W against the Lions. Five seems to be a good number for the Warriors as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Sammy Townsend spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up 11 Ks.
At the plate, Easton's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Leah Smith, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI. Leigha Bosley also deserves some recognition as she brought in her first RBI of the season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Smyrna fell to 3-1. As for Easton, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
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