After flying high against Garinger last Thursday, East Mecklenburg came back down to earth. The East Mecklenburg Eagles lost 15-3 to the Providence Panthers on Friday. East Mecklenburg has not had much luck with Providence recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Zya Dunlap was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, East Mecklenburg didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Providence only tossed seven.
On Providence's side, Emelia Zeng spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on four hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Providence got a massive performance out of Casey Tomljanovic, who fired off two home runs, four runs, and three RBI while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Madeline Matteo, who fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-5.
East Mecklenburg's loss dropped their record down to 7-11-1. As for Providence, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat East Mecklenburg by a score of 10-2.
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