After losing to Clermont Northeastern the last time they met, Eastern decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. Everything went the Eastern Warriors' way against the Clermont Northeastern Rockets on Saturday as the Eastern Warriors made off with a 14-8 victory.
Grace Prewitt made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and seven unearned) runs off 11 hits. Prewitt was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Eastern got a massive performance out of Allie Grooms, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Another player making a difference was Emery Simpson, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Eastern now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Clermont Northeastern, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Eastern is on the road again on Tuesday to play Lynchburg-Clay at 5:00 p.m. As for Clermont Northeastern, they will square off against East Clinton at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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