The Eagle Mountain Knights are taking a road trip to challenge the Pearce Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Eagle Mountain comes in on five and Pearce on eight.
Last Friday, Eagle Mountain beat Decatur 5-1.
Ashlyn Eggleton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on one hit and racked up nine Ks. She has been consistent : she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances.
Simiya Oliver
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On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Simiya Oliver, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and one triple. Those three hits gave her a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Pearce hadn't done well against Nimitz recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Mustangs were the clear victors by a 15-5 margin over the Vikings. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by ten runs or more this season.
Alexa Falk was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with six RBI, three doubles, and two runs. Mio Hanafusa was another key player, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Pearce was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .520. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .429 or higher in eight consecutive contests.
Eagle Mountain's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-11-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for Pearce, the victory got them back to even at 12-12-1.
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