Meadow Heights couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 21-7 walloping at the hands of the East Prairie Eagles on Thursday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Meadow Heights in their matchups with East Prairie: they've now lost four in a row.
For East Prairie's part, Riley Wilson spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and six unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up 13 Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Chloe Jackson, who went 4-for-5 with a home run, six RBI, and four runs. Another player making a difference was Ella Dunn, who scored four runs while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances.
The victory made it two in a row for East Prairie and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Meadow Heights will be playing in front of their home fans against Advance at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for East Prairie, they will head out on the road to square off against Scott City at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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