After flying high against Freedom last Friday, Innovation came back down to earth. The Bulls fell 8-4 to the East River Falcons on Monday.
Berit Acker put in work no matter where she played. She struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up five earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits. Acker was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two triples and two runs.
Acker wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Serenity Alexander, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Innovation's loss dropped their record down to 8-6. As for East River, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Innovation didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, an 11-1 victory against Colonial on the 9th. As for East River, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 4-3 win against Timber Creek on the 11th.
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