The Eastern Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Portsmouth Trojans at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Eastern has given up an average of 9.9 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Friday, neither Eastern nor Woodridge could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 19-19 draw.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last game, Portsmouth made sure to put some runs up on the board against Chesapeake on Friday. The Trojans were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over the Panthers. The Trojans haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Katie Ankrom made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March.
Ankrom wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kya Barton, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Another was Madison Boren, who got on base in two of her three plate appearances with two runs.
With that tie, Eastern's record moves to 3-7-1. As for Portsmouth, their record is now 5-9.
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