The Monroeville Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Crestline Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Monroeville's favor as the squad sits on six straight wins at home while Crestline has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
On Tuesday, Monroeville came out on top against New London by a score of 5-2 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Emily Scheid spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on eight hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Abbi Poths, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Taryn Tyler was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Crestline lost 12-1 to Mt. Gilead on Monday.
Monroeville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Crestline, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
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