The matchup between Eastern and Peru on Saturday hardly resembled the 4-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Eastern Comets lost 17-4 to the Peru Tigers. Eastern was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Peru apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2022.
Eastern saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kenzie Degraaff, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubree Pearce, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
On Peru's side, Jaylah Harlan made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Harlan has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Harlan was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a double.
In other batting news, Lilly Steele was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kyannah Correll, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Eastern's loss dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Peru, their victory bumped their record up to 13-9.
Eastern does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Peru, they will head out on the road to challenge North Miami at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Peru is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
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