Carroll lost against Eastern back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Carroll Cougars took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eastern Comets. Carroll has not had much luck with Eastern recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Charlotte Kingery spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and four unearned) runs on five hits.
At the plate, Carroll saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rylie Lanum, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Eastern's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Kenzie Degraaff gave up three earned runs on five hits. Degraaff has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Marly Coan was incredible, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run. Another player making a difference was Katie Hendricks, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Carroll's defeat dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Eastern, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-8.
Carroll does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Eastern, they will head out on the road to square off against Peru at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Eastern is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
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