There's no place like home for Waterloo, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They came out on top against the Civic Memorial Eagles on Tuesday by a score of 4-1 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). That result was just more of the same for these two, as Waterloo also won the last time the pair played two weeks ago.
Mia Miller spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 15 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Waterloo got a massive performance out of Grayce Mayer, who scored a run and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Mallory Thompson, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
On Civic Memorial's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Avari Combes, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Waterloo's victory was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-5. As for Civic Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 9-13.
Waterloo will be playing at home against Highland at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Waterloo: 1.7, Highland: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Civic Memorial, they will head out on the road to face off against Mascoutah at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mascoutah is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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