The Exeter Monarchs will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Washington Union Panthers at 6:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Exeter's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Immanuel on Wednesday. They fell 3-0 to the Eagles.
Chloe Sparrow spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on five hits and racked up six Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 14 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Exeter saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rylie Williams, who scored no runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Washington Union was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Immanuel by a score of 1-0.
Washington Union also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Quinn Scheidt gave up one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up seven Ks.
Exeter has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-12 record this season. As for Washington Union, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-11.
Exeter suffered a grim 21-2 defeat to Washington Union in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Washington Union's Callie Flores, who struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and not a single walk). Now that Exeter knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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