Eisenhower is 0-3 against East Valley since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Eisenhower Cadets are on the road again to play the East Valley Red Devils at 4:00 p.m. Eisenhower is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, Eisenhower came up short against Sunnyside and fell 6-2.
Eisenhower saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ellie Suhm, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, East Valley came tearing into Tuesday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 13-10 victory over the Bulldogs.
Tia Ramynke was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Ramynke was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, East Valley got a massive performance out of Sophiya Castaneda, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Castaneda is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last five games she's played. Another player making a difference was Alisha Young, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Eisenhower's defeat dropped their record down to 5-11. As for East Valley, they pushed their record up to 12-3 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home.
Eisenhower might still be hurting after the 16-0 loss they got from East Valley in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Eisenhower avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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