The Civic Memorial Eagles will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Staunton Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m.
Civic Memorial fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Mascoutah on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Indians by a score of 8-7.
Megan Griffith spent all 8.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered six earned (and two unearned) runs on 12 hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Skylar Johnson was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Avari Combes, who got on base in three of her five plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Staunton stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They blew past Litchfield 11-1. The win was nothing new for Staunton as they're now sitting on three straight.
Civic Memorial has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-14 record this season. As for Staunton, they pushed their record up to 14-4 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
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