The Naylor Eagles are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Twin Rivers Royals at 4:30 p.m.
Naylor's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Van Buren on Monday. They lost 14-0 to the Bulldogs. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Twin Rivers made easy work of Central on Monday and carried off an 18-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Royals, who have now won five matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.
Alexis Parson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in OBP. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Twin Rivers let Reese Crismon and Kelis Miller loose on the outfield. Crismon scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5, while Miller scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ivy Benson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Twin Rivers was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .550. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in three consecutive matches.
Naylor's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Twin Rivers, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
Naylor might still be hurting after the 18-4 defeat they got from Twin Rivers in their previous meeting back in September. Can Naylor avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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