The Skyline Eagles will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the East Leopards at 3:30 p.m. Skyline is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 13 runs per game this season.
Skyline pushed their score all the way to 17 last Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Alta by a score of 18-17. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (13), Skyline still had to take the loss.
Lindsay Nelson stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: she scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Callie Cundick, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Skyline kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, even though Alta scored an imposing ten runs on Wednesday, East still came out on top. East skirted past Alta 11-10. The victory made it back-to-back wins for East.
Skyline's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for East, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Everything went Skyline's way against East in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Skyline made off with a 15-5 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Skyline since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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