The Eastside Spartans will head out on the road to square off against the Richlands Blue Tornado at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Eastside entered their tilt with Letcher County Central with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They skirted past the Cougars / Lady Cougars 2-1.
Braelyn Hall made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Hall was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Hall wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Abbie Funk, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, while Richlands put up some runs last Monday, the same can't be said for Lee. Richlands came out on top against Lee by a score of 5-0. The victory was just business as usual For Richlands, who after four games remain undefeated this season.
Eastside pushed their record up to 3-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.6 runs per game. As for Richlands, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Eastside suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to Richlands when the teams last played back in March of 2018. Can Eastside avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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