East Clarendon was the 5-3 winner over Johnsonville when they last played one another last Thursday, but their luck changed this time around. The East Clarendon Wolverines fell just short of the Johnsonville Flashes by a score of 4-3 on Tuesday.
Eden Huth was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Karleigh Miller was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a double.
Even though they lost, East Clarendon didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Johnsonville only tossed three.
On Johnsonville's side, Natalee Taylor spent all eight innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits. Those eight innings set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Nicole Cook, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with two doubles and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Mallory Prosser, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
East Clarendon has not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season. As for Johnsonville, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
After both having extra time off, East Clarendon and Laurence Manning Academy will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on April 9th. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (East Clarendon: 3.7, Laurence Manning Academy: 1.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Johnsonville, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Hemingway at 5:30 p.m. on April 9th. Johnsonville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
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