It was a good run, but Eastern Wayne unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Spring Creek Gators by a score of 2-1. Eastern Wayne was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Spring Creek apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played on Tuesday.
Eastern Wayne saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hannah Lee, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base. Lee is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played. Lyric Kornegay was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
On Spring Creek's side, Emily Williams made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Williams was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Eastern Wayne's loss dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Spring Creek, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-7.
Eastern Wayne will be playing at home against Beddingfield at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Eastern Wayne is facing Beddingfield at the right time seeing as Beddingfield is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Spring Creek, they will be playing at home against Princeton at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Princeton has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.08 runs per game on average), something Spring Creek will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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