Eminence dropped their record down to 8-5 on Wednesday, which also ended the team's five-game streak of wins at home. They fell just short of the Edinburgh Lancers by a score of 6-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Eels have suffered since April 14th.
Sophia Saucerman put in work while hitting and pitching. She struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off ten hits. Saucerman was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Khloee Kirk was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with three stolen bases and one run. Emmalin Dittemore was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
As for Edinburgh, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games.
Like Eminence, Edinburgh also got a great game from a two-way player: Kenna Streeval. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. Streeval was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI she has posted over her last nine matchups.
In other batting news, Adalynn Ramey was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI. That's the most runs she has posted over her last nine games.
Eminence has already played their next contest (against Monrovia), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Edinburgh, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 6-4 victory against Jac-Cen-Del on the 9th.
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