The Peru Tigers will face off against the Eastern Comets at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Peru is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
Peru played against Rochester on Thursday and lost via forfeit.
Eastern came out on top against Tri-Central on Friday thanks in part to the team's impressive six-run fifth inning. The Comets were the clear victors by a 12-3 margin over the Trojans. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Comets.
Aeralynn Forman was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in April. She was even better at the plate, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and two doubles.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Emillia Andrews, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, three stolen bases, and three runs. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jenna Oman, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Eastern kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. They are 9-2 when they post 11 or more hits.
The win got Eastern back to even at 11-11. As for Peru, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.
Peru beat Eastern 11-8 in their previous meeting back in May of 2025. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Comets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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