The East Bay Indians will be playing in front of their home fans against the Plant City Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
East Bay took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Lennard a 15-0 shutout.
Elana Roush made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Roush has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Roush was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Aisha Duncan was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. Jessalyn Lugo was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Plant City entered their tilt with Lake Gibson with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Braves 12-2.
East Bay is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Plant City, the win got them back to even at 12-12.
East Bay came out on top in a nail-biter against Plant City in their previous meeting two weeks ago, sneaking past 4-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Plant City's Kyleigh Gibbs, who didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will East Bay still be able to contain Gibbs? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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