The matchup between Ottawa and Emporia on Friday hardly resembled the 4-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Ottawa Cyclones blew past the Emporia Spartans 23-6. That's more bragging rights for Ottawa, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Addison White made a big impact no matter where she played. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (she also didn't allow any walks). White was even better at the plate, scoring four runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Ottawa got a massive performance out of Kamden Evans, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Marissa Richards, who went 4-for-5 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI.
On Emporia's side, Clara Williams was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-2 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryane Howe, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
The victory made it two in a row for Ottawa and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Emporia, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Ottawa is on the road again on Tuesday to play Chanute at 2:00 p.m. As for Emporia, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 15-0 win vs. South on the 23rd.
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