Providence can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent match on Monday. They blew past the East Mecklenburg Eagles 10-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Providence.
Eleanor Zeng spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on three hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Olivia Wakem, who went 3-for-4 with two triples, two RBI, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Madeline Matteo, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
On East Mecklenburg's side, Geneva Gervais was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Gervais was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a double.
Gervais wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Katherine Adele Drogaris, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Providence has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for East Mecklenburg, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-12-1.
Providence will head out on the road to square off against Independence at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Providence has given up an average of 6.4 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. East Mecklenburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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