South Central has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Lanesville Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
South Central lost 7-1 to Eastern on Thursday.
South Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austyn McRae, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Lanesville had no problem doing just that on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Braves 7-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lanesville.
Felicity Cunningham spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned runs on 13 hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ellie Schneider was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
South Central has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-15 record this season. As for Lanesville, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
South Central might still be hurting after the 10-2 loss they got from Lanesville when the teams last played on May 1st. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lanesville's Makenna Mills, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Now that South Central knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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