East Bay won the last time they faced Plant City, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The East Bay Indians came out on top against the Plant City Raiders by a score of 11-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for East Bay.
Elana Roush was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off 12 hits. Roush has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Roush was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, East Bay got a massive performance out of Molly Johnson, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kamiira Austin, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3.
On Plant City's side, Kyleigh Meiers was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Katelyn Jordan, who went 3-for-4 with a double.
East Bay has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Plant City, they now have a losing record at 12-13.
East Bay will be playing in front of their home fans against Brandon at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. East Bay is facing Brandon at the right time seeing as Brandon is stuck on a 12-game losing streak. As for Plant City, they will head out on the road to take on Gaither at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Gaither is coming into the matchup with four straight wins at home, so Plant City will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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