The Des Arc Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the England Lions at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Des Arc is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Des Arc put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Monday. They put the hurt on Carlisle with a sharp 9-3 win. Winning may never get old, but Des Arc sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Kaylee McDonald was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). McDonald has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 15 consecutive pitching appearances. McDonald was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
McDonald wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Emma Buckner, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Makenzie Williams was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three matchups, England finally came back down to earth on Friday. They fell just short of Palestine-Wheatley by a score of 3-2.
Des Arc has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for England, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6.
Des Arc came out on top in a nail-biter against England when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 1-0. Does Des Arc have another victory up their sleeve, or will England turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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