Early came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against the Eastland Mavericks, falling 12-4. The Longhorns haven't had much luck with the Mavericks recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Andie Simpson made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one double.
Early's defeat dropped their record down to 11-5. As for Eastland, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Early will venture away from home to square off against Tolar at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Tolar is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season. As for Eastland, they will head out to face off against Dublin at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Dublin has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with seven straight losses, while Eastland will come in with four straight wins.
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