Peru scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Eastern Comets as the Peru Tigers made off with a 17-4 win. Peru might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight games by six runs or more this season.
Jaylah Harlan made a big impact no matter where she played. She pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Harlan has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Harlan was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a double.
In other batting news, Peru got a massive performance out of Lilly Steele, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyannah Correll, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
On Eastern's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kenzie Degraaff, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Aubree Pearce was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Peru's victory bumped their record up to 13-9. As for Eastern, their loss dropped their record down to 12-9.
Peru will head out on the road to challenge North Miami at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Peru is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season. Eastern does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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