After two games on the road, East Carter is heading back home. They will host the Twin Rivers Royals at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
East Carter's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Naylor with a sharp 13-0 win.
Calleigh Miller made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. What's more, she also posted a .333 batting average, which is the highestshe's posted since back in October of 2023. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Anna Crowley was a standout: she scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Zelma Cooley, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East Carter was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Twin Rivers posted their closest victory since September 11, 2023 on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Van Buren out 7-5.
Like East Carter, Twin Rivers also got a great game from a two-way player: Alexis Parson. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Parson has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Reese Crismon and Ivy Benson did most of the damage at the plate: Crismon scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Benson scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
East Carter's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-8. As for Twin Rivers, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season.
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