The Moore Haven Terriers will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Evangelical Christian Sentinels at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Moore Haven is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Seacrest Country Day as Moore Haven made off with a 16-9 victory.
Meanwhile, Evangelical Christian came tearing into Tuesday's game with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.1 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Miners onto the board and left with a 12-0 win.
Evangelical Christian got a great performance from Zoe Yzaguirre as she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Yzaguirre has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Samantha Yzaguirre was incredible, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Makayla Jakubuwski, who went 2-for-3 with two triples, two RBI, and a run.
Moore Haven has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Evangelical Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 25-2.
Moore Haven might still be hurting after the 15-0 defeat they got from Evangelical Christian when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Yzaguirre, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Now that Moore Haven knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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