The Eastern Comets will head out on the road to square off against the Carroll Cougars at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Eastern is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
On Monday, Eastern came up short against Delphi Community and fell 5-1. Eastern has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Emillia Andrews made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Carroll has not done well against Taylor recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Carroll won by a run and slipped past Taylor 4-3.
Rylie Lanum spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on three hits.
On the hitting side, Carroll saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lily Jackson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Eastern's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-8. As for Carroll, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Eastern hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.9 home runs per game. However, it's not like Carroll struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Eastern came out on top in a nail-biter against Carroll in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Carroll's Emma Payton, who struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Now that she won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Eastern to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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