After a string of three wins, East Carter's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of the Ironton Fighting Tigers by a score of 10-9.
Payton Rice was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Rice was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI.
In other batting news, Trina Porter made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
On Ironton's side, Aubrey Ferguson and Khamil Martin did most of the damage at the plate: Ferguson scored a run while going 3-for-3, while Martin went 1-for-4 with a home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Katelyn Williams, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
East Carter's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-3. As for Ironton, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
East Carter has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Scott at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Scott is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season. As for Ironton, they are on the road again on Monday to play Dawson-Bryant at 5:30 p.m. Ironton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
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