Monroeville won the last time they faced Crestview, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Monroeville Eagles won by a run and slipped past the Crestview Cougars 4-3. That's two games straight that Monroeville has won by just one run.
Emily Scheid was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits. Scheid was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
Scheid wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Abbi Poths, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Veanna Helmstetter was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
On Crestview's side, Sophia Durbin made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Crestview didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Monroeville didn't tossed any.
Monroeville has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Crestview, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-4.
Monroeville will be playing at home against Western Reserve at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Western Reserve has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed seven runs per game on average), something Monroeville will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Crestview, they will be playing at home against New London at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Crestview: 3.6, New London: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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