The New Madrid County Central Eagles will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the East Prairie Eagles at 4:00 p.m. New Madrid County Central is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
New Madrid County Central's hitters might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Advance on Tuesday. They lost 10-0 to the Hornets. While getting shut out isn't ideal, New Madrid County Central has not been shut out since back in March.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for East Prairie, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against South Pemiscot on Tuesday and snuck past 9-7.
Addi Aters made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off four hits. Aters has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Aters was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, East Prairie got a big performance out of Harper Marshall, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Ava Bright was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double.
New Madrid County Central's loss ended a nine-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-10. As for East Prairie, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-13-1.
New Madrid County Central skirted past East Prairie 6-5 in their previous matchup back in April. Will New Madrid County Central repeat their success, or does East Prairie have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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