East Valley is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Deer Park is on a nine-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Knights will welcome the Stags at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
East Valley is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Clarkston just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 12-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bantams.
Meanwhile, Deer Park got themselves on the board against North Central on Tuesday, but North Central never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Wolfpack with a sharp 25-0 win. The Stags might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 matches by six runs or more this season.
Mady Ellingson and Hailey Thompson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Ellingson pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Thompson pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, Ellingson posted five strikeouts, the most she's had since back in March. At the plate, Ellingson went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one run, while Thompson went 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Elizabeth Meyers was a standout: she went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Emme Jo Bogle, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
East Valley's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Deer Park, their victory bumped their record up to 15-0.
East Valley couldn't quite get it done against Deer Park in their previous meeting back in March as they fell 9-5. Can the Knights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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