After five games on the road, Eastern is heading back home. They will take on the Williamston Hornets at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Eastern lost 17-1 to Fowlerville last Monday. Eastern has not had much luck with Fowlerville recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Meanwhile, Williamston stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They came out on top against DeWitt by a score of 13-2 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Williamston considering their two-run performance the game before.
Jaiden Griffith was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Griffith has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Griffith was also big at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Anna Judit was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Thea Fortin, who went 2-for-3 with three runs and four RBI.
Eastern's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Williamston, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
Eastern might still be hurting after the 16-6 defeat they got from Williamston in their previous matchup back in May of 2019. Thankfully for Eastern, Alex Apostol (who struck out six batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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