East never let their opponents score on Monday. They won by a run and slipped past the Avon Grove Red Devils 1-0. For East, this counts as revenge for the 7-0 loss Avon Grove walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March.
Rebecca Opperman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned runs on four hits.
On the hitting side, East saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emma Antczak, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Avon Grove's side, Payton Hale was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk).
East pushed their record up to 7-4 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Avon Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. East will square off against Oxford at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. East's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Oxford's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Avon Grove, they will head out on the road to take on Bayard Rustin at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Bayard Rustin will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Avon Grove surely won't give up without a fight.
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