The East Hall Vikings will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Luella Lions at 11:00 a.m.
If East Hall beats Luella with 14 runs on Saturday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. East Hall's pitcher stepped up to hand Luella a 14-0 shutout on Friday. That looming 14-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Vikings yet this season.
Amari Burce was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Burce was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Kaylana Curry was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Savannah Smith, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East Hall was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .600. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 24% earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 35.5%.
East Hall is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 14-17 record this season. As for Luella, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. East Hall has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Luella struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.4. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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