The Eagle Mountain Knights are taking a road trip to square off against the Decatur Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Eagle Mountain is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Aubrey just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Monday. They lost 11-5 to the Chaparrals.
Olivia Wilson was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Griggs, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one double.
While Decatur didn't have the best season last year (they finished 13-21), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They won by a run and slipped past Castleberry 5-4.
Alexa Beeson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing Three bases. while going 3-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games she's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alivia Creasser, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Eagle Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 8-10-1. As for Decatur, their record now sits at 8-3.
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