Elyria suffered their closest defeat since April 20th on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Avon Lake Shoremen by a score of 12-10. The Pioneers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Shoremen earlier this season, when they won 10-8.
Hannah Quayle was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-5 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaedence Niemeyer, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Elyria dropped their record down to 12-9 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Avon Lake, their victory bumped their record up to 8-11.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Elyria will venture away from home to take on Magnificat at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Pioneers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Blue Streaks have averaged an impressive 8.8 runs per game this season. As for Avon Lake, they will head out on the road to challenge Streetsboro at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Rockets have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.06 runs per game on average), something the Shoremen will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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