The Elwood Panthers will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Eastern Comets at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Elwood is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They walked away with a 9-5 win over Taylor.
Alivia Boston was a major factor no matter where she played. She tossed seven innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Boston has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Boston was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Taylor Hawks was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-5. Averi Savage was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-5.
Meanwhile, Eastern put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They put the hurt on Anderson with a sharp 10-4 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Eastern.
Kenzie Degraaff spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Emillia Andrews was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Marly Coan, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Elwood's record is now 9-17. As for Eastern, their record now sits at 14-10.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Elwood hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Eastern struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.9. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Elwood suffered a grim 17-2 defeat to Eastern in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Andrews, who fired off two home runs, four runs, and two stolen bases while going 3-for-4. Now that Elwood knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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