Cactus Shadows dropped their record down to 19-11 on Saturday, which also ended the team's four-game streak of wins at home. They fell just short of the Eastmark Firebirds by a score of 7-5. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Firebirds this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-5 back in March.
Molly Brown spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Alexis Honea and Bailey Fitzmaurice stepped up to the plate in a big way. Honea went 2-for-3 with one home run, while Fitzmaurice went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and two RBI.
As for Eastmark, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games.
On Eastmark's side, the team relied heavily on Jillian Wade, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one double. Those three hits gave Wade a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jasmine Boling, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI and one run.
As of now, neither Cactus Shadows nor Eastmark have any future games scheduled.
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