The Eastside Spartans will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Abingdon Falcons at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Eastside scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They put the hurt on Tazewell with a sharp 24-1 victory. With that win, Eastside brought their scoring average up to 8.4 runs per game.
Emma Sartin made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Sartin was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Emmaleigh Banks and Taylor Clay did most of the damage at the plate: Banks went 4-for-4 with five runs, four RBI, and a triple, while Clay went 4-for-5 with four runs, four RBI, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Lexi Bond, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Abingdon entered their tilt with Geneva with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Knights on Monday as they made off with a 23-12 victory.
Eastside's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs per game. As for Abingdon, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
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