Bellaire's game last Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Wednesday. They walked away with a 9-6 win over the Beaver Beavers. This was a revenge contest for Bellaire, as the team was forced to settle for a 6-5 loss when these two played last Monday.
Marissa Pacifico spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and one unearned) runs on ten hits.
At the plate, Bellaire let Ava Ault and Emilee Menendez loose on the outfield. Ault scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4, while Menendez went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Sidney Rowson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
On Beaver's side, Addison Eells put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over 4.1 innings pitched. Eells has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Eells was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Tatum Duncan made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Beaver 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 Bellaire only tossed three.
Bellaire's victory bumped their record up to 8-14. As for Beaver, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-7-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Bellaire is on the road again on Thursday to play Union Local at 5:30 p.m. Bellaire is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. As for Beaver, they will head out on the road to square off against Wellsville at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Beaver is facing Wellsville at the right time seeing as Wellsville is stuck on an 11-game losing streak.
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