The Fremont Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Prairie Heights Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Wednesday, Fremont needed a bit of extra time to put away Bluffton. They walked away with a 9-6 win over the Tigers. The victory was familiar territory for Fremont who now have three in a row.
Emma Creager made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing eight innings while giving up five earned (and one unearned) runs off ten hits. Creager was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Fremont let Khloe Glendening and Claire Foulk loose on the outfield. Glendening scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Foulk scored three runs while going 2-for-4. Addy Parr was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, while Prairie Heights put up some runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Garrett. Prairie Heights came out on top against Garrett by a score of 4-0.
Like Fremont, Prairie Heights also got a great game from a two-way player: Ella Coney. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Coney was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Emma Allen, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Fremont has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Prairie Heights, their win bumped their record up to 12-10.
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