The Wayne Eagles will challenge the Waterloo Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Wayne will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Wayne is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Penn Yan Academy 25-8 on Friday. With that victory, the Eagles brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Myia Eskander was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one triple. That triple marked the first that she has hit this season.
In other batting news, Jessy Newmyer was a standout: she got on base in four of her five plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. She also hit two doubles, marking her first of the season. Savannah Celso was another key player, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with four stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.
Wayne was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matchups.
Waterloo couldn't beat Palmyra-Macedon on Thursday even though they stacked nine runs on them in the seventh inning. The Tigers fell just short of the Red Raiders by a score of 13-12. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Wayne's win bumped their record up to 3-7. As for Waterloo, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.
Wayne suffered a grim 18-5 defeat to Waterloo in their previous matchup on April 9th. Will the Eagles have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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