The North Olmsted Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Buckeye Bucks at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
North Olmsted had taken Lakewood down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Tuesday. The Eagles fell 4-1 to the Rangers.
Elena Scott
| 04/29/25 vs Lakewood | 14 |
| 04/28/25 vs Bay | 14 |
| 04/23/25 @ Normandy | 7 |
| 04/22/25 @ Valley Forge | 9 |
| 04/14/25 vs Buckeye | 7 |
Elena Scott spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on eight hits and racked up 14 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, North Olmsted saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Morgan Outrich, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, Buckeye got the win against Westlake on Tuesday by a conclusive 13-4. The result was nothing new for the Bucks, who have now won 13 games by nine runs or more so far this season.
Buckeye also got a great performance from LaRyssa Hartshorn as she tossed 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits.
At the plate, Casandra Minarchick was a standout: she got on base in all five of her plate appearances with four runs, two stolen bases, and one RBI. That's the most runs she has posted over her last 13 matches. Eleanor Shaw was another key player, going 4-for-5 with five RBI and two doubles.
Buckeye was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .424. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Westlake only posted a batting average of .167.
Buckeye is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-3-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.2 runs over those games. As for North Olmsted, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9.
North Olmsted might still be hurting after the 11-1 loss they got from Buckeye in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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