Eastern Hancock dropped their record down to 9-7 on Wednesday, which also ended the team's 16-game streak of wins on the road dating back to last season. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Frankton Eagles. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Eastern Hancock got a good showing from McKenna Stewart, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Stewart has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks any time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Eastern Hancock saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nieko Engleking, who went 2-for-3 with two runs.
As for Frankton, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. Six seems to be a good number for they as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
On Frankton's side, Morgan Sparks spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on eight hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Aly Smith, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Cassidy Ward, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
Eastern Hancock didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, an 11-7 victory against Union County on the 8th. As for Frankton, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 4-0 defeat against Alexandria-Monroe on the 8th.
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