The Hillcrest Screamin Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Midland Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Hillcrest has struggled recently with ten defeats in a row, while Midland will arrive with three straight victories.
The home team had come away the winner the last three times Hillcrest and Marked Tree had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Screamin Eagles lost 23-3 to the Indians on Friday.
Meanwhile, Midland made easy work of Augusta on Friday and carried off a 23-7 win. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by 11 runs or more this season.
Madelyn Jefford and Haylee Meeks were major factors while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Jefford pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Meeks struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off eight hits. At bat, Jefford fired off three home runs, eight RBI, and four runs while going 6-for-6, while Meeks went 2-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those four runs gave Jefford a new career-high.
In other batting news, Addison Rooffener was incredible, getting on base in all six of her plate appearances with two triples, three RBI, and two runs. Those two triples gave her a new career-high. Kori Hart was another key player, getting on base in four of her six plate appearances with five runs, one double, and one RBI.
Midland lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Hillcrest's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Midland, their record is now 9-12.
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