Eastern can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. They blew past the Elwood Panthers 17-2. Winning may never get old, but Eastern sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
The team relied heavily on Emillia Andrews, who fired off two home runs, four runs, and two stolen bases while going 3-for-4. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenzie Degraaff, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
On Elwood's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Taylor Hawks, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Elwood hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
Eastern pushed their record up to 5-4 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Elwood, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.
Eastern will be playing in front of their home fans against Delphi Community at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Eastern knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three contests -- so hopefully Delphi Community likes a good challenge. As for Elwood, they will head out on the road to take on Tri-Central at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Elwood is facing Tri-Central at the right time seeing as Tri-Central is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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